What is the readiness of New Yorks National Guard?
• In the immediate wake of the attack on the World Trade Center, the New York Army and Air National Guard mobilized over 8,000 personnel to secure the area, rush in supplies, and assist in rescue and recovery. • Today, New York only has 40% of the domestic equipment that it needs readily available. 72% of engineering equipment, 35% of trucks and other vehicles, and 19% of chemical detectors and alarms — NY National Guard spokesman, Lt. Col. Paul Fanning. • New York City has to spend to hundreds of millions of dollars from its own budget every time it goes on high alert for police and overtime pay because the New York State National Guard and its equipment is deployed to Iraq.
