CORDOVA, ALASKA--New York Army National Guard Sgt. Thomas Lyon a member of the 204th Engineer Battalions Quarry Platoon guides an excavator grubbing out a roadway in rugged terrain near Cordova Alaska in June 2024. The platoon was participating in Innovative Readiness Training by working to help build a road between the Cordova airport and a deep water spill control terminal on Prince William Sound.