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FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, Feb 06, 2013

LATHAM, NY (02/06/2013)-- New York Naval Militia Captain Ten Eyck "Trip" Powell, a Coeymans resident, has been named Deputy Commander for Operations for the 2,500-member Naval Militia. Powell is President and Chief Executive Officer of The H.B. Davis Seed Company in Albany. He has served in the state’s naval military force since 1986 and is a veteran of the United States Navy and the United States Navy Reserve. As Deputy Commander for Operations Powell directs the Naval Militia’s day-to-day operations and its response to state emergencies like Hurricane Sandy.More than 200 members of the New York Naval Militia joined the New York Army and Air National Guard in responding to Hurricane Sandy in October and November 2012. The Naval Militia is the naval component of the New York Military forces. The bulk of the members of the Naval Militia belong to the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard Reserves and also agree to perform duty for the state of New York when called upon. A small number of Naval Militia members are retired from the military service but still serve the state of New York. The Naval Militia also operates a fleet of nine patrol boats which work regularly with the Coast Guard, Border Patrol, and local law enforcement agencies on New York’s waterways. The New York Naval Militia was organized in 1891 and predates the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve as an organized reserve of the naval services. Powell was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy in 1978 and served as a naval flight officer. He flew the S3-A Viking Carrier Anti-submarine aircraft and deployed to the Persian Gulf onboard USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER . In 1983 Powell was assigned to Navy Recruiting District Albany, as an officer recruiter and department head. He joined the Navy Reserve in 1986 and also joined the New York Naval Militia. After retiring from the Navy Reserve with the rank of Captain in 2008 he was assigned as Commander of the Naval Militia’s Northern Command and served on State Active Duty during the state’s response to Tropical Storm Lee in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Powell is married to Dr. Julia Dessloch and has three children.