Leaders of the New York Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion 101st Cavalry monitor a statewide video conference at the Masten Avenue Armory here on Wednesday, Jan. 8, following a snow storm which hit the Buffalo area on Jan. 7 at the same time intense cold affected the northeastern United States. The New York National Guard mobilized more than 260 Army and Air National Guard service members to be prepared to help at the direction of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (U.S. National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Raymond Lloyd, 107th Airlift Wing/ Released)