New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Timothy Schultz of Waterford, an Iraq war veteran, has been recognized for 40 years of exemplary military service.
Major Gen. Michel Natali, assistant adjutant general of the New York Army National Guard, presented a Meritorious Service Medal and a New York State Conspicuous Service Medal to Schultz during the warrant officer’s retirement ceremony at New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham.
Schultz served as an operations officer and deputy intelligence officer for the New York National Guard joint operations section just before retirement.
He enlisted in the Army as an artilleryman in 1982 and transferred to the New York Army National Guard in 1986. He served as an enlisted soldier and a noncommissioned officer for 12 years and as a warrant officer for 28 years. Warrant officers are technical experts with expertise in specific areas like military intelligence, personnel administration, finances or maintenance.
Natali praised Schultz for his service over the years as the he presented the medals.
When the 42nd Infantry Division was preparing to deploy to Iraq in 2004, Schultz played a key role in ensuring the division intelligence section was ready for the mission, according to Natali. While deployed to Tikrit, Iraq in 2005, Schultz served as an intelligence advisor to the division commander.
Schultz enlisted in the Army after graduating high school in Troy. After joining the New York Army National Guard, he trained as an intelligence specialist for the 42nd Infantry Division and served in a variety of intelligence positions.
He reached the rank of staff sergeant before becoming a warrant officer in 1994.
In 2007, Schultz became an active-duty National Guard soldier as the resource manager for the New York Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion. He created a resource managers…
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