Deployment ceremony for D.C. Guard's 1946th Support Detachment at the Armory 10 a.m. Tuesday

Unit members will support Operation Enduring Freedom

WASHINGTON, DC (03/24/2014)(readMedia)-- A deployment ceremony for the D.C. National Guard's 1946th Support Detachment--a contracting support element--will be at the D.C. National Guard Amory at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 25.

WHO:

DC National Guard's 1946th Support Detachment is a contracting support element. The unit will deploy four soldiers in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Two will deploy to Afghanistan and two will deploy to Qatar.

The detachment's mission is to perform contracting support in a contingency environment. They have been training for the deployment for about a year.

Contracting is a critical support element to the modern-day battlefield. The contracting mission is to provide purchasing support for requirements such as language translation services, barricades, construction equipment and supplies that often fall outside of the U.S. military supply system.

WHAT:

The deployment ceremony honors the members of the 1946th Support Detachment deploying in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-D.C.) is scheduled to speak during the ceremony.

WHEN: Monday March 24, 2014 at 10:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: D.C. National Guard Armory
2001 E. Capitol Street
Washington, District of Columbia 20003