Paul Darmody-Latham

• Assigned as the Troop C Regional Coordinator. As the Coordinator I support all members in Troop C as needed with overall mental health as well as their families Respond to all member involved shootings, injuries or deaths of members active and retired, along with other critical incidents as needed. Assist members and their families in funeral planning and liaison to Human Resources in order to ensure surviving family members receive the benefits they are entitled to. Support all members with issues they are facing at work or at home. Assist all other agencies when requested with all of the services offered to our own members.

As a diver on the team I participated in body recoveries of drowning victims, submerged evidence recoveries, submerged vehicle recoveries to include cars and small planes. Also as a diver I trained as a swift water rescue technician and participated in flood responses where needed.

Assigned to SORT Central team located in Oriskany, NY and SORT South Central team located in Binghamton, NY. As an operator on the team I participated in high risk search and arrest warrants, search and rescue operations, barricaded subjects, fugitive tracks, dignitary protection, and vehicle takedowns. Worked as an instructor at SORT school and instructed small unit woodland tactics. Worked hand in hand with other departments to include Syracuse PD SWAT, FBI regional SWAT teams, DEA teams and more. While on the team I also served as a breacher and medic.

Assigned to SP Hastings Oswego County. Enforced the penal and vehicle and traffic laws to serve the people of the state of New York and Oswego County. Responded to 911 emergency calls and handled them accordingly.

As a non- commissioned officer serving in the above positions my primary goals were accomplishment of the mission and the welfare of the soldiers. As such I was responsible for the training of all soldiers in my team, squad or platoon depending on my position. This included small unit tactics, marksmanship, basic field medicine, mission planning, and care of equipment. Served three years of active duty time with the 10th Mountain Light Infantry Division located at Ft. Drum NY and 18 years in the North Carolina and New York National Guard. Deployed to the Sinai Egypt in 1990, Afghanistan in 2006, and Thailand for a training exercise in 2009.