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Members of the Wisconsin National Guard’s 1967th Contingency Contracting Team stand in formation while being greeted by state leadership at Volk Field Dec. 18 after an 11 month deployment to The Horn of Africa. The unit provided contracting support services to U.S. forces in the region. Wisconsin National Guard photo by Sgt. Alice Ripberger
by Sgt. Alice Ripberger, VOLK FIELD, Wis. One of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s smallest units arrived safely at Volk Field before reuniting with their families Dec. 18 after an 11-month mobilization to the Horn of Africa and Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
The five-person 1967th Contracting Team completed demobilization requirements in Texas before state leadership greeted them with a homecoming ceremony different than anyone imagined when they left last January.