Virginia Guard unit holds Freedom Salute to honor service in Afghanistan
Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the Virginia Beach-based 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group gathered Aug. 14, 2011 at the Hilton in Norfolk to conduct a Freedom Salute in honor of their service in Afghanistan. The 529th deployed to Afghanistan from Fort Hood in May 2010 and operated from the remote forward operating base at Shindand Air Base, Regional Command – West in Afghanistan where they pioneered logistical support operations as the first U.S. combat support battalion to locate in the area and conduct operations. The battalion was responsible for building an expeditionary life support complex and infrastructure for the entire airbase while providing seamless sustainment operations for supported units as well as helping improve quality of life and promoting economic development in local Afghan communities. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew H. Owen, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)
Virginia Guard unit holds Freedom Salute to honor service in Afghanistan
Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the Virginia Beach-based 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group gathered Aug. 14, 2011 at the Hilton in Norfolk to conduct a Freedom Salute in honor of their service in Afghanistan. The 529th deployed to Afghanistan from Fort Hood in May 2010 and operated from the remote forward operating base at Shindand Air Base, Regional Command – West in Afghanistan where they pioneered logistical support operations as the first U.S. combat support battalion to locate in the area and conduct operations. The battalion was responsible for building an expeditionary life support complex and infrastructure for the entire airbase while providing seamless sustainment operations for supported units as well as helping improve quality of life and promoting economic development in local Afghan communities. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew H. Owen, Virginia Guard Public Affairs)