Nearly 200 New York Army National Guard Soldiers Headed to Southern Border

Nearly 200 New York Army National Guard soldiers headed to southern border

About 186 soldiers from units in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island will support the U.S. Border Patrol's Laredo Sector in Texas, the guard said.

New York Army National Guard Soldiers deploying to Southern Border to assist Border Patrol

LATHAM, New York — One hundred and eighty-eight New York Army National Guard Soldiers are deploying to the southern border on federal orders to support the U.S. Border Patrol mission to prevent unauthorized border crossings. The Soldiers are assigned to the 104th Military Police Battalion, a headquarters unit based in Kingston, and the 442nd Military Police Company, which is based in Farmingdale. They will be on federal military orders for 14 mo…