 About 1,500 National Guard troops were deployed in New Jersey.One National Guard outfit was deployed to flood-prone Manville, NJ, (which was also devastated by Hurricane Floyd in 1999) A couple of National Guardsman attempted to drive two of their deep-water-capable FMTVs through the flooding, but the floodwaters were too deep.The vehicles were overtaken by the waters beneath a dipping Conrail underpass on South Main Street.