New York Counterdrug
Task Force

The New York National Guard Counterdrug Task Force
is focused on expanding community prevention efforts
and enhancing federal, state, and local law
enforcement capabilities to reduce the supply and
demand for fentanyl, heroin, cocaine,
methamphetamine, prescription pills and other illicit
narcotics within New York State. We reduce supply by
providing highly skilled and trained Investigative
analysts to Law Enforcement Agencies, and
maximizing support to affect the greatest population
centers. Additionally, through our Civil Operators we
focus on prevention, education, and overdose
response efforts within our local communities to
reduce the demand for illegal narcotics.

Misson

Priorities

1. To help reduce the supply of the top 5 drug threats in New York State - fentanyl, heroin, cocaine,
   methamphetamine and prescription pills - by offering military planning, leadership, decision making and analysis
   skills to Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs).
2. To support federal, state, and local LEA Investigative Analysis and Drug Demand Reduction Outreach (DDRO)
   efforts.
3. To assist LEA investigative efforts of priority targets, interdiction efforts at ports of entry, and seizures of distribution
   hubs.
4. To act as a liaison between LEAs in order to improve inter-agency communication and knowledge management.
5. To use the evidence-based practices and framework of the NYNG CDP Drug Demand Reduction Outreach (DDRO)
   mission to maximize effectiveness of partnering LEAs, decrease the demand on illegal drugs and increase
   community awareness, health, and safety.
6. To utilize professional staff development, specialized Counterdrug training and the Military Decision Making
   Process to enhance the readiness and skills of NYNG CDP service members in order to maximize the usefulness of
   these to LEA support.

New York State Authority

Division of Military and Naval Affairs Regulation 500-2, New York National Guard Counterdrug Support,
promulgated on 1 June, 2006 pursuant to section 11 of the Military Law, authorizes and prescribes the standard
policies, procedures, and responsibilities and overall concept of operations governing the utilization of the New York
National Guard Counterdrug Task Force in support of Law Enforcement Agencies and community based
organizations to counter illicit drug activity.

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Counterdrug
Detection Unit

Reconnaissance

Support

Investigative
Analysts

Cellebrite Premium (4) - Stand-Alone Cellebrite (10)

Nighthawk BTX X-Ray (5)

MX 908​ (2)

Gemini (2)

Reconnaissance

All vehicles are provided to Law Enforcement Agencies at no cost

The LUH-72, Lakota helicopter, is the primary Counterdrug (CD)
aerial platform. It is a twin engine helicopter with a crew of 2 pilots
and 1 crew chief. It is a four bladed, low noise rotor system
equipped with an MX-15 imaging camera (both Color/IR capable),
audio and video recording capabilities, and an SX-16 NightSun
searchlight of 30 million candle power. It is also night vision
capable and the crew will fly primary at night with night vision
goggles. The helicopter has a payload of up to 1000 lbs and a fuel
endurance of almost 3 hours.

LUH-72A:

The UH-60 “Blackhawk” helicopter is a twin engine, four blade
aircraft capable of carrying up to 22,000 pounds. It is a workhorse
for army aviation and can be utilized in a Counterdrug role to
supplement, or as a back up, to the LUH-72 “Lakota”. New York
State currently has Blackhawks stationed in Albany, Rochester and
Long Island available for LEA support.

UH-60:

• The New York Counterdrug Program
  servicemember assigned as a Drug
  Demand Reduction Outreach (DDRO)
  Civil Operator utilizes evidence-based
  data to facilitate information sharing
  between Law Enforcement Agencies
  and surrounding community
  organizations/agencies. These
  organizations consist of grassroots
  prevention coalitions, county health
  departments, and Crime Analysis
  Centers. The DDRO Civil Operator
  utilizes the Strategic Prevention
  Framework model to support efforts
  for effective drug interventions,
  Overdose Response Strategy (ORS)
  initiatives, and drug prevention project
  coordination, while increasing
  community organizations' and
  partnering agencies' capacity and
  sustainability to combat the drug
  threat in New York State.

• Enhance communication and
  data sharing between law
  enforcement and coalitions

• Increase communities’ capacity to
  identify needs and address them

• Increase quality of support for
  effective alcohol and drug use
  and abuse prevention strategies

• Become a force multiplier within
  the state and federal prevention
  systems

• Reduce rates of substance abuse
  and demand for those particular
  neighborhoods

• The NY National Guard Counterdrug
  Program servicemember assigned as a
  Drug Demand Reduction Analyst
  (DDRA) utilizes statistical analysis and
  information validation to coordinate
  the dissemination of overdose
  statistics, notable seizures, and
  narcotic threat awareness alerts to
  support Crime Analysis Center
  initiatives. Additionally fielding
  requests for Information from Law
  Enforcement Agencies and
  community organizations. The DDRA
  supports Crime Analysis Center
  intelligence and analysis services,
  focusing on overdose response
  initiatives, High Intensity Drug
  Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Overdose
  Response Strategy (ORS) team
  engagement, and overdose
  awareness efforts. These actions
  increase community organizations'
  and partnering agencies' capacity and
  sustainability to combat the drug
  threat in New York State.

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