Wisconsin Army National Guard Troops Prepare To Deploy

[undeterred]

Wisconsin Army National Guard Troops Prepare To Deploy
300 Soldiers Headed To Iraq
Updated: 12:09 pm CDT August 8, 2010

MADISON, Wis. -- About 300 members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard have completed pre-deployment training in Texas and are getting ready to ship out to Iraq.

The troops are part of the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment.

They reported for active duty June 17 and trained for six weeks at Fort Hood. Now they'll be deploying overseas by the end of the month.

The troops are expected to serve about nine months in Iraq and return home by May of next year.

One of their missions will involve maintaining the strategic Black Hawk helicopters, a task that can be a challenge in the Iraqi heat. They're also trained to react to roadside bombs and downed aircraft.

http://www.channel3000.com/news/24549647/detail.html

I can't believe we are still sending troops over. :banghead:

[Jackpine Radical]

1. I'm sure they will be in non-combat roles.

Any roadside bombs they encounter will no doubt be the result of mild irritation on the part of the Iraqis, not actual hostility.

Likewise with those downed planes.