Last group of Task Force 183 Soldiers return to Virginia
Family, friends and senior leaders of the Virginia National Guard welcome home the final group of Soldiers from Task Force 183 just after midnight Dec. 21 at the Norfolk International Airport. The last group included Lt. Col. Bill Korsen and Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Gibbs, the commander and command sergeant major of Task Force 183, along with members of the support staff who finalized the demobilization of more than 825 Soldiers over the last few weeks. Soldiers from across the Commonwealth mobilized for federal active duty June 1 under the command of the Portsmouth-based 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry, 116th Brigade Combat Team with units in Norfolk, Suffolk, Virginia Beach as well as Christiansburg and Fredericksburg. Task Force 183 was the largest single unit mobilization since World War II, and the Soldiers arrived in Iraq in early August 2011 to provide convoy security and based defense support in Iraq. More than 1,100 Virginia National Guard Soldiers returned from duty in Iraq in December with welcome home ceremonies conducted at home armories starting Dec. 8. The last large group welcome home for Task Force 183 was held Dec. 19 in Portsmouth. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)
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Last group of Task Force 183 Soldiers return to Virginia
Family, friends and senior leaders of the Virginia National Guard welcome home the final group of Soldiers from Task Force 183 just after midnight Dec. 21 at the Norfolk International Airport. The last group included Lt. Col. Bill Korsen and Command Sgt. Maj. Terry Gibbs, the commander and command sergeant major of Task Force 183, along with members of the support staff who finalized the demobilization of more than 825 Soldiers over the last few weeks. Soldiers from across the Commonwealth mobilized for federal active duty June 1 under the command of the Portsmouth-based 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry, 116th Brigade Combat Team with units in Norfolk, Suffolk, Virginia Beach as well as Christiansburg and Fredericksburg. Task Force 183 was the largest single unit mobilization since World War II, and the Soldiers arrived in Iraq in early August 2011 to provide convoy security and based defense support in Iraq. More than 1,100 Virginia National Guard Soldiers returned from duty in Iraq in December with welcome home ceremonies conducted at home armories starting Dec. 8. The last large group welcome home for Task Force 183 was held Dec. 19 in Portsmouth. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia Department of Military Affairs)
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