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Guard Soldiers and Airmen responding to Northeast snow storm

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  • By Eric Durr
  • New York National Guard
As blizzard warnings were being issued for the Northeast this morning, the New York National Guard put 260 Soldiers and Airmen on duty to assist in New York's response to the storm.

Army and Air National Guard units on Long Island, in New York City, and in the Hudson Valley were ordered to mobilize their Initial Response Forces. Meanwhile the 204th Engineer Battalion -- headquartered in Binghamton with elements in the Hudson Valley and New York's Southern Tier counties -- was directed to send snow-moving equipment and personnel to Long island.

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