Idaho Army National Guard Deploys to Romania

2016/7/4 14:21:32

Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army SPC Devone Collins/ 24th Press Camp Headquarters


By Kevin Miller for KIDO.com, July 2, 2016

 

An advanced team of Soldiers assigned to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team of the Idaho Army National Guard has arrived at the Port of Constanta, Romania in preparation for Exercise Saber Guardian 16.

 

 More than 100 Idaho Soldiers are currently there to receive equipment and supplies, which will be used during the exercise occurring July 27 to Aug. 7 at the Romanian Land Force Combat Training Center in Cincu, Romania.

 

Saber Guardian is an annual multinational exercise that rotates among Romania, Bulgaria and Ukraine, and this year will include nearly 3,000 personnel from 11 countries – Romania, United States, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Turkey and Ukraine.

 

The 116th is comprised of units and personnel from the Idaho, Montana and Oregon Army National Guards augmented with the 125th Multi-role Bridge Company of the South Carolina Army National Guard.  Approximately 1,000 more personnel from the 116th Brigade Combat Team will join roughly 1,500 Soldiers from other U.S.-based units later this month to participate in the exercise.

 

It took personnel approximately 26 hours to offload the ship that left Charleston, S.C. two weeks prior carrying approximately 300 wheeled and tracked military vehicles belonging to the 116th Brigade and South Carolina’s 122nd Engineer Battalion.  Now underway is the task of filling railcars with tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles, HUMVEEs and other equipment bound for central Romania.

 

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