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More Guam soldiers returning today
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Posted on Dec 11 2008
More Guam soldiers are on their way home.
Seven soldiers of the Guam Army National Guard’s “Ayuyu” Company, 1st Battalion (“Chamorri”), 294th Infantry Regiment, are scheduled to return this evening via Continental’s Flight No.1, after being deployed to Afghanistan in February in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the Global War on Terror.
The bulk of the soldiers arrived at Andersen Air Force Base on Dec. 9, which left over 30 soldiers in Hawaii pending demobilization requirements. The remaining soldiers are expected to return throughout the next couple of weeks.
The core of the unit is built around an infantry company with a support element composed of soldiers mainly from the Guam Army Guard’s Forward Support Company and various other units. The Support Element provided logistic, maintenance, medical, and administrative support to the infantry company.
The soldiers provided security for units operating in the assigned Area of Operation and training to the Afghan National Security Forces.
The unit conducted over 600 combat patrols, training operations and humanitarian assistance in support of Task Force Currahee, 101st Airborne Division.
The unit was last deployed in 2004 for a year to the Horn of Africa in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. [B][I](PR)[/I][/B]
