VNG task force begins federal active duty for security mission in Africa
Lt. Col. Jim Tierney and Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Wolfe, the Task Force Red Dragon command team, case the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team organizational colors during a departure ceremony Nov. 27, 2021, at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. Approximately 1,000 Virginia and Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers are mobilized as Task Force Red Dragon under the command of 1st Battalion to provide a security force in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and the colors will be uncased when they officially begin their mission. Read more about the TF Red Dragon federal active duty mobilization at go.usa.gov/xFK9K.
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VNG task force begins federal active duty for security mission in Africa
Lt. Col. Jim Tierney and Command Sgt. Maj. Doug Wolfe, the Task Force Red Dragon command team, case the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team organizational colors during a departure ceremony Nov. 27, 2021, at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. Approximately 1,000 Virginia and Kentucky Army National Guard Soldiers are mobilized as Task Force Red Dragon under the command of 1st Battalion to provide a security force in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, and the colors will be uncased when they officially begin their mission. Read more about the TF Red Dragon federal active duty mobilization at go.usa.gov/xFK9K.
Download the video (178 MBs): ngpa.us/16983