CONTACT: Scott Sandman, 786-4581

FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007

WHO:

More than 100 Citizen Soldiers from across New York State return from duties along the Southwest Border in Arizona.

WHAT:

Redeployment for more than 100 members of the NY Army National Guard.

WHEN:

Wednesday, April 18, 2007.

WHERE:

All arrival times based on an estimated 1400 departure from Camp Smith, N.Y. Actual arrival times may vary by as much as 90 minutes or more depending on actual departure time and traffic flow. Bronx, Manhattan & LI 18 Soldiers 10 West 195th Street Bronx, NYC 2 Soldiers 1500 68 Lexington Avenue, NYC 7 Soldiers 1545 63 Babylon Turnpike, Freeport 5 Soldiers 1700 70 Brentwood Road Bay Shore, 3 Soldiers 1800 1405 Old Country Road Riverhead 1 Soldier 1900 Bronx, Queens & Queens 30 Soldiers 75W Kingsbridge armory 1 Soldiers 1500 93 05 168th St, Jamaica 25 Soldiers 1545 355 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn 4 Soldiers 1645 Geneseo and Buffalo 23 Soldiers 34 Avon Road Geneseo 4 Soldiers 1700 250 Weidner Road Rochester 2 Soldiers 1800 235 State Street Batavia 3 Soldiers 1845 184 Connecticut Street Buffalo 7 Soldiers 1945 27 Masten Ave Buffalo 10 Soldiers 2000 Capital District & North Country 14 Soldiers 25 Kiersted Avenue, Kingston 6 Soldiers 1515 80 Church Street Hoosick Falls 2 Soldiers 1700 125 Washington Ave Schenectady 4 Soldiers 1815 87 Washington Street Gloversville 5 Soldiers 1915 Rte 3 State Road Saranac Lake 1 Soldier 2200 225 Elizabeth Street Ogdensburg 2 Soldiers 2400 Binghamton, Ithaca, Syracuse, Utica 17 Soldiers 85 West End Avenue, Binghamton 2 Soldiers 1700 1765 Hanshaw Road Ithaca 7 Soldiers 2100 6900 Thompson Road, Syracuse 8 Soldiers 2215 1700 Parkway East, Utica 4 Soldiers 2330

Approximately 100 members of the New York Army National Guard return to their hometown armories and families on Wednesday following the successful completion of a six-month deployment in Arizona as part of Operation Jumpstart -- the federal National Guard mission supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the US/Mexico border. The Citizen Soldiers, known as Team New York, provided support and assistance to the U.S. Border Enforcement Agency in the Nogales region of the Arizona/Mexican border. In the six month period of operations for Team NY, the Customs Agents in the region seized more than half of a million pounds of illegal drugs as arrests for illegal immigration in the region diminished during the National Guard presence. The Soldiers represent Army National Guard volunteers from across New York State, with nearly every armory providing Soldiers in support of the national homeland security mission. Working journalists should have photo ID to gain admittance to the armories on Wednesday. For additional information, contact the DMNA public affairs office at (518) 786-4581.