Four National Guard members from Arizona deploy for assignment over seas
Four members of the Army National Guard took part in a send-off ceremony Friday afternoon, ahead of a deployment to the Middle East. Author: Chris Latella Updated: 5:30 PM MST March 5, 2021
PHOENIX Four members of the Army National Guard took part in a send-off ceremony Friday afternoon, ahead of a deployment to the Middle East.
The four soldiers will pilot or support C-12 Cargo Planes overseas. The National Guardsmen and women are citizen-soldiers, meaning each one is leaving behind a full-time job to serve their country.
Staff Sergeant Michelle Young works in the Human Resources department of a construction supply company. She said her company has been very supportive, and so has her nine-year-old daughter.
Arizona Guardsmen get Army sendoff before deployment
Before leaving family and friends behind, four Arizona National Guardsmen were given an Army send-off ceremony ahead of deployment to the Middle East.
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PHOENIX â Before leaving family and friends behind, four Arizona National Guardsmen were given an Army send-off ceremony ahead of deployment to the Middle East.
On Friday afternoon, four Arizona National Guardâs C-12 Fixed Wing Detachment were given a send-off ceremony. The crew will serve six months overseas conducting transportation missions. Itâs hard to leave your family, but when you sign up, itâs what you decided to do, said CW-2 Tyler Sepp, who held his seven-week-old son, Colt, tightly after the ceremony. Heâs new to us, heâs our first child. We have that support and a new purpose so itâs going to be difficult to be away from that.