Departure ceremony marks start of 529th CSSB federal active duty

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Virginia Beach-based 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group officially begin federal active duty with a departure ceremony Nov. 25, 2018, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Approximately 70 Soldiers of the 529th will deploy to the Middle East where they will operate as a mission command headquarters with the task of planning and executing logistics support for U.S. and coalition forces in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

The ceremony included remarks from Governor Ralph Northam, Maj. Gen. Timothy P. Williams, the Adjutant General of Virginia, and Lt. Col. Dennis Rohler, commander of the 529th. Rohler and Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Coleman cased the unit’s organizational colors to signify leaving Virginia to begin federal duty overseas.

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