Governor Andrew M. Cuomo directed the National Guard to deploy personnel to Washington County May 5 to assist local emergency responders with tree and debris removal. National Guard personnel are prepared to assist additional storm impacted areas as necessary. The Governor also issued an update on the severe storms that moved through the eastern portion of upstate New York on Friday, May 4. Storms accompanied by strong, gusty winds of 40 mph to 60 mph knocked out power to over 100,000 customers and toppled trees and limbs, damaging some homes in these regions. Courtesy photo.
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Yonkers Times -- Wed, 15 Oct 2025 New York Army National Guard Soldiers deploying to Southern Border to assist Border Patrol One hundred and eighty-eight New York Army National Guard Soldiers are deploying to the southern border on federal orders to support the U.S. Border Patrol mission to prevent unauthorized... (more)
Army.mil -- Tue, 14 Oct 2025 NY National Guard experts mentor Swedish division staff during exercise ENKPING, Sweden In 1997, there were seven division headquarters in the Swedish Army, the Svenska Armen. By 2000, with the Cold War over, there were none. Swedens Army was now built around... (more)
The Arctic Today -- Mon, 06 Oct 2025 Under the radar, Americas Arctic diplomacy is gaining traction: Commentary It would be easy to feel discouraged about Americas standing in the diplomatic world. Statements from Washington about Greenland and two Arctic partners, Canada and Denmark, have been anything... (more)