529th CSSB Soldiers depart for federal duty in Kuwait
Family, friends, fellow Soldiers and senior state government and military leaders gather to bid farewell to the Virginia National Guard's Camp Pendleton-based 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group June 22, 2014, in Virginia Beach, Va. Approximately 70 Soldiers assigned to the 529th CSSB received a mobilization order in November 2013 to enter federal active service for duty in Kuwait as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Soldiers are scheduled to report to Fort Hood, Texas, for approximately 30 to 45 days of mobilization training before deploying. Once they arrive in Kuwait, they are scheduled to operate as a mission command headquarters with the task of planning and executing combat sustainment support for U.S. and coalition forces in Kuwait and the surrounding region. The Soldiers are expected to spend up to 12 months of federal active duty. Governor Terry McAuliffe, Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran, Del. Scott Taylor, R-Virginia Beach, and Brig. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, attended the departure ceremony along with other state and military leaders. Soldiers from the Clifton Forge-based 29th Division Band provided music for the ceremony, cadets from the Camp Pendleton-based Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy provided the color guard and members of the Virginia Defense Force volunteered their time to assist with parking. Read more: go.usa.gov/9krz (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
529th CSSB Soldiers depart for federal duty in Kuwait
Family, friends, fellow Soldiers and senior state government and military leaders gather to bid farewell to the Virginia National Guard's Camp Pendleton-based 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group June 22, 2014, in Virginia Beach, Va. Approximately 70 Soldiers assigned to the 529th CSSB received a mobilization order in November 2013 to enter federal active service for duty in Kuwait as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Soldiers are scheduled to report to Fort Hood, Texas, for approximately 30 to 45 days of mobilization training before deploying. Once they arrive in Kuwait, they are scheduled to operate as a mission command headquarters with the task of planning and executing combat sustainment support for U.S. and coalition forces in Kuwait and the surrounding region. The Soldiers are expected to spend up to 12 months of federal active duty. Governor Terry McAuliffe, Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran, Del. Scott Taylor, R-Virginia Beach, and Brig. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, attended the departure ceremony along with other state and military leaders. Soldiers from the Clifton Forge-based 29th Division Band provided music for the ceremony, cadets from the Camp Pendleton-based Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy provided the color guard and members of the Virginia Defense Force volunteered their time to assist with parking. Read more: go.usa.gov/9krz (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)