NASHVILLE – More than 600 Tennessee Army National Guardsmen from the 1/230th Air Cavalry Squadron departed March 30 and 31 from their home stations in Jackson, Alcoa and Smyrna bound ultimately for Iraq.
Their immediate destination is Fort Sill, Okla., where they will complete a number of weeks of pre-deployment training before leaving for Iraq.
The Squadron’s mobilization brings to more than 14,000 the number of Tennessee Army and Air National Guardsman who have deployed since Sept. 11, 2001.
Alcoa is a neighboring community to Townsend, Tenn.
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