Freedom Salute honors Va. Guard’s Det. 26, Operational Support Airlift Command service in Afghanistan
Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard’s Sandston-based Detachment 26, Operational Support Airlift Command gather Oct. 26, 2014, in Sandston, Va., to conduct a Freedom Salute in honor of their service in Afghanistan. The Soldiers returned to Virginia Aug. 8, 2014, after providing fixed wing aviation support in Afghanistan since October 2013. Soldiers from Detachment 26 supported Task Force CEASAR’s electronic warfare mission and flew more than 800 missions over 2,200 flight hours. The Freedom Salute Campaign is designed to publicly acknowledge Army Guard Soldiers and those who supported them during the President’s call to duty for Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran presented Soldiers with the Governor's National Service Medal. The medal was created in 2005 by then-Governor Mark R. Warner to recognize the service of the men and women of the Virginia Army and Air National Guard called to active federal service since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Freedom Salute honors Va. Guard’s Det. 26, Operational Support Airlift Command service in Afghanistan
Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard’s Sandston-based Detachment 26, Operational Support Airlift Command gather Oct. 26, 2014, in Sandston, Va., to conduct a Freedom Salute in honor of their service in Afghanistan. The Soldiers returned to Virginia Aug. 8, 2014, after providing fixed wing aviation support in Afghanistan since October 2013. Soldiers from Detachment 26 supported Task Force CEASAR’s electronic warfare mission and flew more than 800 missions over 2,200 flight hours. The Freedom Salute Campaign is designed to publicly acknowledge Army Guard Soldiers and those who supported them during the President’s call to duty for Operations Noble Eagle, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran presented Soldiers with the Governor's National Service Medal. The medal was created in 2005 by then-Governor Mark R. Warner to recognize the service of the men and women of the Virginia Army and Air National Guard called to active federal service since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. (Photo by Master Sgt. A.J. Coyne, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)