Army
Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers will deploy to the Middle East for a year
Stars and Stripes
January 6, 2025
More than 20 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers from the 528th Finance Company, 213th Regional Support Command are honored in a departure ceremony on Jan. 4, 2025. (Wayne Hall/Pennsylvania National Guard)
Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers will deploy for a year to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led military mission set up a decade ago to combat Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
“You have a critical role as a finance unit in supporting combat operations,” said Col. Jeremy M. Coleman, commander, 213th Regional Support Group. “Your contributions directly impact the success of the mission and the welfare and safety of other deployed soldiers.”
More than 20 soldiers from the 528th Finance Company, 213th Regional Support Command were honored in a departure ceremony on Saturday in Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., with families and loved ones in attendance, according to a news release.
During the last year, Iranian-backed forces have launched one-way attack drones, rockets and missiles at U.S. facilities in Iraq in response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza and Lebanon. In December, U.S. forces killed 12 Islamic State militants in airstrikes on Syria-based ISIS camps.
Washington has had a continuous presence in Iraq since its 2003 invasion. Although all U.S. combat forces left in 2011, thousands of troops returned in 2014 to help the Iraqi government defeat ISIS.
More than 20 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers from the 528th Finance Company, 213th Regional Support Command are honored in a departure ceremony on Jan. 4, 2025. (Wayne Hall/Pennsylvania National Guard)
More than 20 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers from the 528th Finance Company, 213th Regional Support Command are honored in a departure ceremony on Jan. 4, 2025. (Wayne Hall/Pennsylvania National Guard)
More than 20 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers from the 528th Finance Company, 213th Regional Support Command are honored in a departure ceremony on Jan. 4, 2025. (Wayne Hall/Pennsylvania National Guard)
More than 20 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers from the 528th Finance Company, 213th Regional Support Command are honored in a departure ceremony on Jan. 4, 2025. (Wayne Hall/Pennsylvania National Guard)
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More than 20 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers from the 528th Finance Company, 213th Regional Support Command are honored in a departure ceremony on Jan. 4, 2025. (Wayne Hall/Pennsylvania National Guard)
More than 20 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers from the 528th Finance Company, 213th Regional Support Command are honored in a departure ceremony on Jan. 4, 2025. (Wayne Hall/Pennsylvania National Guard)