Alabama National Guard deploys aviation units

MONTGOMERY, AL (04/20/2018) (readMedia)-- The Alabama Army National Guard's B Company 1/169th Aviation Regiment, out of Birmingham, and Detachment 2, C Company, 1-111th Aviation Regiment (AA) have been called to active duty.

The units will have a departure ceremony in Anniston at the Fort McClellan Alabama Army National Guard Training Center Building #1333 at 3 p.m., April 22, 2018.

The approximately 90 Soldiers of the two units will perform various aviation operations missions for the U. S. Central Command area of responsibility. Both units will conduct some additional training at a mobilization station before deploying overseas.

Civilian officials, as well as senior Alabama National Guardsmen, will attend the ceremony to send off the Soldiers of B Company 1/169th Aviation Regiment and Detachment 2, C Company, 1-111th Aviation Regiment (AA). The general public is invited and encouraged to attend to show their support for the Soldiers and their families. The Alabama National Guard has called more than 25,000 personnel to active duty since 9/11 and remains a top contributor among the nation's National Guard organizations.

WHO:

Alabama National Guard
WHAT:

The Alabama Army National Guard's B Company 1/169th Aviation Regiment, out of Birmingham, and Detachment 2, C Company, 1-111th Aviation Regiment (AA) have been called to active duty.

The units will have a departure ceremony in Anniston at the Fort McClellan Army National Guard Training Center Building #1333 at 3 p.m., April 22, 2018.

The approximately 90 Soldiers of the two units will perform various aviation operations missions for the U. S. Central Command area of responsibility. Both units will conduct some additional training at a mobilization station before deploying overseas.

Civilian officials, as well as senior Alabama National Guardsmen, will attend the ceremony to send off the Soldiers of B Company 1/169th Aviation Regiment and Detachment 2, C Company, 1-111th Aviation Regiment (AA). The general public is invited and encouraged to attend to show their support for the Soldiers and their families. The Alabama National Guard has called more than 25,000 personnel to active duty since 9/11 and remains a top contributor among the nation's National Guard organizations.
WHEN: Sunday April 22, 2018 at 03:00PM Central Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Fort McClellan Army National Guard Training Center
Building #1333
Anniston, Alabama 36205
NOTES:

Media who wish to view this event should email the Alabama National Guard public affairs office NO LATER THAN 12 p.m., Saturday, April 21, 2018, at alngpao@mail.mil or call Lt. Col. Tim Alexander at (334) 303-7516.

Because the Alabama National Guard Training Center is a controlled-access facility, all media planning to attend should RSVP by 12 p.m., April 21, 2018. Reporters should also bring media credentials and state issued identification to show at the entrance gate.