MONROE - A sendoff for the 1158th Transportation Unit is planned for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the National Guard Armory in Beloit.
The 1158th, which includes many soldiers from Green County, is part of the Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The soldiers will deploy for a tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The unit recently completed training in Florida and will be sent to Fort Bliss in Texas by March 1.
The 32nd Brigade is made up of about 3,500 Wisconsin National Guard troops. It's made up of units in 36 Wisconsin communities. The 32nd Brigade was mobilized for stateside duty in March 2003 and was mobilized and deployed to Kuwait and Iraq from October 2004 to December 2005.
According to the Wisconsin National Guard, this is the largest deployment of Wisconsin Guard forces since World War II.
The units have been training for the past 12 months at their local armories and completed a three-week training period at Fort McCoy in 2008.
Training in Florida included realistic field exercises and lessons in how to move an entire brigade and its support units.
The 1158th, which includes many soldiers from Green County, is part of the Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The soldiers will deploy for a tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The unit recently completed training in Florida and will be sent to Fort Bliss in Texas by March 1.
The 32nd Brigade is made up of about 3,500 Wisconsin National Guard troops. It's made up of units in 36 Wisconsin communities. The 32nd Brigade was mobilized for stateside duty in March 2003 and was mobilized and deployed to Kuwait and Iraq from October 2004 to December 2005.
According to the Wisconsin National Guard, this is the largest deployment of Wisconsin Guard forces since World War II.
The units have been training for the past 12 months at their local armories and completed a three-week training period at Fort McCoy in 2008.
Training in Florida included realistic field exercises and lessons in how to move an entire brigade and its support units.