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...
LATHAM, New York --For the fourth year in a row, New York’s Army National Guard is number one in the nation when it comes to recruiting and retaining Citizen Soldiers.
During federal fiscal year 2025, which ended on Sept. 30, the New York Army Guard recruited and retained a larger percentage of Soldiers –relative to its assigned strength—than the 53 other state and territorial National Guards.
The New York Army Guard’s assigned strength, reflecting 2025 recruiting success, was 11,700. This is 113 percent of the force’s authorized strength of 10,342 Soldiers.
Authorized strength is based on the number and type of units in a military force.
The Army National Guard assigns annual recruiting success scores based on...
10.28.2025 | LATHAM, NEW YORK, US |
Story by Eric Durr
