KINDERHOOK--New York Army National Guard Soldiers Spec. Frederick Butt ( left) and Spec. Ryan Baranski ( right) both assigned to the 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation clear snow from a fire hydrant in Kinderhook N.Y. on Dec. 3 2019 following a snow storm which hit the northeast on Sunday Dec. 1 and lasted two days. New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo placed up to 300 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen on duty in the Hudson Valley and the Capital Region of New York to assist local governments following the storm. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Major Michael Squires)