The Colorado National Guard has experienced a busy start to the month, with a deployment ceremony for soldiers heading to Europe, a homecoming celebration for a military police unit returning from the Middle East, and the promotion of a commander to a two-star general.
Deploying overseas
About 70 Army National Guard soldiers from three units are headed to Europe to support NATO and U.S. Army Europe in peacekeeping operations.
Soldiers spent months preparing, including more than one week outside Guernsey, Wyo., in desolate conditions. There they qualified on their individual weapons and trained for ambushes.
They received training help from soldiers with Fort Carson’s 4