48th IBCT Completes Afghan Tour

TOA ceremony of 48th ICBT
(Photo Mike Thompson)

The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) of the Georgia Army National Guard has completed a second tour in Afghanistan. The "Volunteer Brigade" first deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 where they were assigned to Camp Phoenix. They returned in 2014 as part of the Kabul Base Cluster and were involved in the retrograde of men and equipment from bases around Kabul to include Camp Eggers, Camp Phoenix, and Camp Bala Hissar. The 48th IBCT has been replaced by the 2-162 Infantry Battalion of the Oregon Army National Guard. The 2-162nd will be based at the New Kabul Compound (NKC) located adjacent from Massoud Circle and not far from the American Embassy and ISAF compound. Read more in "48th IBCT returns home", DVIDS, September 15, 2014.

242nd Engineer Detachment Heading to Afghanistan

The Connecticut Army National Guard has mobilized the 242nd Engineer Detachment (Construction Management Team) to deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The unit is now training at Fort Bliss, Texas and then will move on to Afghanistan to serve as a part of an engineer task force that is deconstructing and consolidating coalition bases as part of the retrograde process. Read more in "National Guard unit heads to Afghanistan", The Day, February 6, 2014.

184th Expeditionary Sustainment Command in Afghanistan

A unit of the Mississippi Army National Guard is now serving in Afghanistan.  The 184th Expeditionary Sustainment Command recently finished training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi and Fort Bliss, Texas in preparation for its deployment.  Read more in "184th has arrived at Kandahar Airfield", Clinton News, October 14, 2010.