Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Leticia Samuels | FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – North Carolina Secretary of Public Safety Erick Hooks (left)...... read more read more
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The 1st battalion, 252nd Amor Regiment, and the 236th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team participate in a mobilization ceremony at the Crown Coliseum on Aug. 9, 2019.
The ceremony is in recognition of their upcoming deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
“Once again our nation needs its National Guard,” said Brig. Gen. Allen Boyette, the North Carolina assistant adjutant general of sustainment. “The 252 Armor Battalion will be supporting the U.S. Central Command and Operation Spartan Shield. Their mission is essential to support our partners in maintaining the stability in the Middle East.”
Families, friends and Soldiers filled the auditorium to witness North Carolina National Guard senior leaders and officials to include North Carolina Secretary of Public Safety Erik Hooks and Rep. Raymond Smith (district 21) to reflect on the unit’s history of past accomplishments and present future plans during their deployment.
“We are a part of a bigger team and lineage,” said Lt. Col. Shane Evans, the 1-252nd AR commander. “We have had a lot of true heroes – citizen-soldiers that have come before us. We’re getting ready to go to OSS, and you all will become that next generation of veterans, so keep that in mind as we move forward.”
The 1-252nd AR and the 236th BEB combined have over 1,000 Soldiers assigned to the 30th ABCT which will provide light mechanized artillery and combat engineering capabilities. On a large scale, the 30th ABCT is comprised of over 4,200 National Guard Soldiers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia.
These units will work together in support of the 30th ABCT’s mission to sustain theater readiness to conduct unified land operations and support partner nations in making the region safer.
The 30th has deployed overseas five times, since September 11, 2001, and this is its third deployment as an entire brigade of over 4,200 personnel.
| Date Taken: | 08.09.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 08.11.2019 21:13 |
| Story ID: | 335459 |
| Location: | NC, US |
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