First group of Task Force Red Dragon Soldiers returns to USA
The first group of Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon returns to the United States Sept. 12, 2022, after serving on federal active duty since November 2021. More than 1,000 Virginia and Kentucky National Guard troops under the command of the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted security operations throughout the Horn of Africa. Task Force Red Dragon also provided the East Africa Response Force in support of the U.S. government for crisis response throughout East Africa. A transfer of authority ceremony with the New York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment is scheduled for later this month. The Soldiers will return to Virginia after completing administrative tasks to begin transitioning them back to a traditional National Guard status, but an exact date for their return has not been finalized. Read more about Task Force Red Dragon at ngpa.us/21523.
First group of Task Force Red Dragon Soldiers returns to USA
The first group of Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Red Dragon returns to the United States Sept. 12, 2022, after serving on federal active duty since November 2021. More than 1,000 Virginia and Kentucky National Guard troops under the command of the Lynchburg-based 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted security operations throughout the Horn of Africa. Task Force Red Dragon also provided the East Africa Response Force in support of the U.S. government for crisis response throughout East Africa. A transfer of authority ceremony with the New York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment is scheduled for later this month. The Soldiers will return to Virginia after completing administrative tasks to begin transitioning them back to a traditional National Guard status, but an exact date for their return has not been finalized. Read more about Task Force Red Dragon at ngpa.us/21523.