Company G, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (MEDEVAC) Sendoff Ceremony at Bangor Highschool

AUGUSTA, ME (04/17/2018) (readMedia)-- AUGUSTA - Maj. Gen. Douglas A. Farnham, The Adjutant General for the Maine National Guard, announced that approximately 150 members of Company G, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (MEDEVAC) out of Bangor will be deploying to Southwest Asia.

Company G is an Aeromedical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) company that provides emergency enroute patient care, and movement of medical personnel and medical supplies in a theater of operations. The unit includes Soldiers from Maine, DC and Idaho.

Continuing Maine's great tradition of supporting our nation's call to duty, the unit will deploy to Southwest Asia to perform this mission in the region. The unit has deployed multiple times in its history, to Germany, Guatemala, Bosnia, Kuwait and Iraq.

Please contact the Maine National Guard Public Affairs Office, at (207) 430-5322. Or ng.me.mearng.list.public-affairs@mail.mil for more information.

WHO:

The Maine Army National Guard
WHAT:

 A Sendoff Ceremony for the deploying soldiers of Company G, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (MEDEVAC) out of Bangor
WHEN: Thursday April 19, 2018 at 09:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Bangor High School
Peakes Auditorium
Bangor, Maine 04401
NOTES:

  If media are interested in covering the detachment's mobilization, please contact the Maine National Guard Public Affairs Office, at (207) 430-5322, or ng.me.mearng.list.public-affairs@mail.mil. Media should plan to arrive at 8:45 am.