Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I,Ref-Ballston) addresses attendees of Unified Military Affairs Council Day proceedings at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
(L-R) Colonel Michele Kilgore, the Commander of the 109th Airlift Wing at the Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh and Colonel Joseph Morrow, Commander of the Watervliet Arsenal.
Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I,Ref-Ballston) joined her Capital Region colleagues in welcoming the Unified Military Affairs Council (UMAC) at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 21. At a press conference this morning, Walsh delivered remarks lauding the organization as a crucially important support resource to local military units, including the Stratton Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing in Glenville, Naval Support Activity in Saratoga Springs and the Nuclear Power Training Unit in Ballston Spa. An initiative of the Capital Region Chamber, UMAC aims to increase public knowledge of the positive impact these institutions have here at home, generating jobs and injecting over $1 billion annually into the Capital Region’s economy.
“I am happy to join my Capital Region colleagues in welcoming members of the Unified Military Affairs Council (UMAC) to Albany,” said Walsh. “Throughout my first year in office, UMAC has taught me so much about the nationally recognized military work that is done right in the 112th Assembly District and surrounding communities. Whether it was flying in a C-130 out of the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing in Glenville or visiting with Commander Judd Krier at the Nuclear Power Training Unit in Ballston Spa, it has been a privilege to see the vital impact these military units have on our regional community and economy.”
Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C,I,Ref-Ballston) addresses attendees of Unified Military Affairs Council Day proceedings at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.