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    382nd PAD mobilizes for Operation Atlantic Resolve

    382nd PAD mobilizes for Operation Atlantic Resolve

    Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Mary Junell | Capt. Ellis Parks, commander of the 382nd Public Affairs Detachment, addresses the...... read more read more

    RALEIGH, NC, UNITED STATES

    05.10.2018

    Story by Staff Sgt. Mary Junell  

    North Carolina National Guard

    Family, friends and fellow North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Soldiers gather to say farewell to the 382nd Public Affairs Detachment (382nd PAD) during a ceremony at the Claude T. Bowers Military Center in Raleigh, North Carolina, May 9, 2018.

    The eight member team is scheduled to deploy to Europe later this spring to providing public affairs support as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Their will coverage focus on joint operations of an active Army Cavalry unit out of Ft. Hood, Texas with their Eastern European partners.

    Capt. Ellis Parks, the commander of the 382nd PAD said his goal is for his unit to return home safe and as better Soldiers.

    “I want to make sure return home safely and upon their return have stories to tell,” Parks said. “and to make sure they improve upon the skills they have now.”

    This is the unit’s fourth mobilization since 1990 to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Dessert Shield/Dessert Storm. The 382nd also mobilized to Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Forge in 2001 and to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2008.

    Although the unit has been deployed several times, this mobilization is a first for many of its current members.

    “It’s a mixed feeling,” Staff Sgt. Ron Lee, a Broadcast Journalist with the 382nd PAD, who will be deploying for the first time. “I’m excited, but I’m saying hello to one thing and goodbye to my family and friends.”

    NCNG Soldiers balance their time between civilian careers and rigorous military training. Lee said he is not looking forward to leaving the life he is used to, but looks forward to the experience he will gain overseas.

    “As a citizen-Soldier that’s a big deal,” he said. “Everything I’m comfortable and used to i’m going to basically be walking away from it. I just hope that the mission meets that sacrifice, that’s my hope.”

    The Soldiers of the 382nd PAD will finish their mobilization training in Ft. Bliss, Texas before continuing on to Europe.

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    Date Taken: 05.10.2018
    Date Posted: 05.15.2018 09:23
    Story ID: 276737
    Location: RALEIGH, NC, US

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