White Plains Resident Javier Lugo Named Command Sergeant Major of Area National Guard Battalion

Javier Lugo, a veteran of the Iraq War and a Yonkers Police Detective, has been named Command Sergeant Major of the New York Army National Guard’s 104th Military Police Battalion, the guard announced.

As Command Sergeant Major, Lugo is the highest ranking enlisted Soldier in the unit, responsible for providing advice to the battalion commander on the training, morale, and readiness of the Soldiers in the battalion’s four companies. The battalion is headquartered in Kingston and has subordinate units at Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor; Queensbury, Jamaica,Queens; and Brooklyn.

Lugo, a White Plains resident and native of the Bronx, joined the Active Army in 1996 and served in the signal detachment of the 5th Special Forces Group at Fort Campbell, Kentucky until 2002. He joined the New York Army National Guard in 2003. He has served in a number of non-commissioned officer leadership positions to include platoon sergeant in the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, platoon sergeant and operations sergeant in the 206th Military Police Company, and first sergeant of the 442nd Military Police Company.

He is a graduate of the Army Air Assault School and Basic Airborne School, the Drill Sergeant School, the basic and tactical combatives course, the Non-Commissioned Officer Senior Leader and Basic Courses, and the Battle Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Course. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Empire State College and is currently pursuing a masters degree in Public Administration from Marist College.

His awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Drill Sergeant Identification Badge, Parachutists Badge and Air Assault Badge.

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