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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 18, 2008 No. 08-007 EMBEDDED TRAINING TEAM DEPARTURE CEREMONY SET FOR JAN. 22 Sixteen Kansas National Guardsmen will be honored in a departure ceremony
on Tuesday, Jan. 22 as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan. The ceremony
will be at 2:30 p.m. in the Topeka South Armory at Forbes Field. “Embedded Training Teams are a vital part of the strategy for stabilizing
Afghanistan,” said Maj. Gen. Tod Bunting, the adjutant general. “By
assisting the Afghan people to sustain their own military forces, we are
helping to make their nation and the world a more secure place to live.” The soldiers, under the command of Maj. Robert Wood, will mobilize to
Fort Riley for additional training before deploying to Afghanistan in
support of Operation Enduring Freedom. There, they will serve as military
advisors to the Afghan National Army to train, advise and assist in combat
operations, including maneuver and tactics, logistics and administrative
functions. The Guardsmen were drawn from several units across the state, including
Joint Forces Headquarters Kansas; 69th Troop Command; 1st Battalion, 161st
Artillery; 1st Battalion, 635th Armor; Detachment 2, Headquarters and
Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 178th Field Artillery; 2nd Battalion,
137th Infantry and 714th Maintenance Company. -30- |
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