Photo by Staff Sgt. HollyAnn Nicom | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.05.2014
Susie and Jerry Huber, relatives of Capt. Joshua Kupchella, commander of 252nd Engineer Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, show their support by waving American flags as the Soldiers file out after a going away ceremony held in their honor at the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center, April 5, 2014. Many Soldiers'......
Photo by Spc. Guy Simpson | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.05.2014
First Sgt. Matthew Pritt, senior noncommissioned officer assigned to 252nd Engineer Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, speaks to his Soldiers during a formation at the Johnstown Amory before a going away ceremony, April 5, 2014. The 252nd Soldiers are slated to deploy to Afghanistan this year to assist coalition forces....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Coltin Heller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.05.2014
Staff Sgt. Michael Lark, operations noncommissioned officer assigned to 252nd Engineer Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, receives a hug from his daughter as he shares a meal with his family at the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center, April 5, 2014. Lark, like many serving with the 252nd Eng. Company, volunteered to......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Coltin Heller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.05.2014
Capt. Joshua Kupchella, commander of 252nd Engineer Company part of 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, addresses his Soldiers and their families during a going away ceremony held at the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center, April 5, 2014. "I definitely cannot forget the families," said Kupchella. "The long times away, the......
Photo by Staff Sgt. HollyAnn Nicom | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.05.2014
Soldiers assigned to 252nd Engineer Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, wait for the opening remarks at a going away ceremony held in their honor at the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center, April 5, 2014. The 252nd Eng. Company Soldiers, based in Johnstown, Pa., trained for the deployment during the past year learning or......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Coltin Heller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 11.13.2013
Soldiers with the 252nd Engineer Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, fire from the kneeling position during a weapons qualifications course Nov. 13, 2013. The soldiers rounded out their two-week-long pre-mobilization training by not only firing their assigned weapons, but their crew served weapons as well....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Coltin Heller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 11.13.2013
Soldiers with the 252nd Engineer Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, zero their assigned weapons at a zeroing range Nov. 13, 2013. "It's always good to get on the range to [qualify]," said Spc. Nicholas Whitney, heavy equipment operator assigned to the 252nd Engineer Company. "Knowing your weapon, how to operate it, knowing how to......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Coltin Heller | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 11.13.2013
A Soldier with the 252nd Engineer Company, 103rd Engineer Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, fires from the kneeling position during weapons qualification Nov. 13, 2013. Each Soldier qualified with their weapons, firing 40 rounds from three positions, ensuring each site was zeroed and could effectively engage targets....
