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Blackanthem Military News
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Feb 21, 2012 - 6:01:21 PM |
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Blackanthem Military News
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| Indiana National Guard Spc. Chris Coleman, Bloomington, Ind., holds his daughter, Alora, before the start of a departure ceremony for Task Force Guardian in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Soldiers from the 381st and 387th Military Police Companies comprise the task force. Their primary mission will be to conduct security operations in an area near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and mentor and train Afghan policemen. Photo by Sgt. William E. Henry, Indiana National Guard Public Affairs |
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -Task Force Guardian, which includes more than 170 Soldiers from the 381st and 387th Military Police companies, was honored at a departure ceremony at the 38th Division Armory in Indianapolis, January 5, 2012.
The Soldiers are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan where they will conduct security operations in an area near Bagram Airfield and mentor and train policemen in Afghanistan. They will serve in what is known as a police combined action team, which assists the Afghan police to become a self-sustaining force.
The task force is led by 1st Lt. Eric S. Holtzleiter, commander, and 1st Sgt. Scott D. MacGregor, top enlisted Soldier.
“Unify, defend and mentor is the motto of this unit,” Holtzleiter said during the ceremony. He explained that the motto stands for unity as a combined force of units, defend as in the military police motto and mentoring the Afghan National Police.
Indiana Adjutant General Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger spoke at the event. He thanked the Soldiers and their families.
“They couldn’t do it without your support and your sacrifice,” Umbarger said to the families. “Many of you may not wear the uniform, but you do serve. You serve in your own way.”
The task force will be conducting mobilization training at Fort Bliss, Texas and will leave for Afghanistan when complete.
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| Indiana National Guard Sgt. Roger Riley, New Albany, Ind., sits with his daughter, Cheyenne, before the start of a departure ceremony for Task Force Guardian in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Soldiers from the 381st and 387th Military Police Companies comprise the task force. Their primary mission will be to conduct security operations in an area near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and mentor and train Afghan policemen. Photo by Sgt. William E. Henry, Indiana National Guard Public Affairs |
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| Indiana National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Dawson, Whitestown, Ind., holds his daughter, Mackinsey, before the start of a departure ceremony for Task Force Guardian in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Soldiers from the 381st and 387th Military Police Companies comprise the task force. Their primary mission will be to conduct security operations in an area near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and mentor and train Afghan policemen. Photo by Sgt. William E. Henry, Indiana National Guard Public Affairs |
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| Indiana National Guard Sgt. Donald Nelson, Bloomington, Ind., holds his daughter, Bella, before the start of a departure ceremony for Task Force Guardian in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Soldiers from the 381st and 387th Military Police Companies comprise the task force. Their primary mission will be to conduct security operations in an area near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and mentor and train Afghan policemen. Photo by Sgt. William E. Henry, Indiana National Guard Public Affairs |
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| Indiana National Guard Spc. Matthew King, Plymouth, Ind., kisses his son, Noah, before the start of a departure ceremony for Task Force Guardian in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Soldiers from the 381st and 387th Military Police Companies comprise the task force. Their primary mission will be to conduct security operations in an area near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and mentor and train Afghan policemen. Photo by Sgt. William E. Henry, Indiana National Guard Public Affairs |
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| Indiana National Guard Sgt. Krystal Maddox, Hammond, Ind., kisses her daughter, Kayden, before the start of a departure ceremony for Task Force Guardian in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Soldiers from the 381st and 387th Military Police Companies comprise the task force. Their primary mission will be to conduct security operations in an area near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and mentor and train Afghan policemen. Photo by Sgt. William E. Henry, Indiana National Guard Public Affairs |
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| Emma Rose hugs her dad, Indiana National Guard Staff Sgt. Sean Rose, New Albany, Ind., during a departure ceremony for Task Force Guardian in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Soldiers from the 381st and 387th Military Police Companies comprise the task force. Their missions will be to conduct security operations in an area near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and mentor and train Afghan policemen. Photo by Sgt. William E. Henry, Indiana National Guard Public Affairs |
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| Indiana National Guard Pfc. Bryan Schoof, St. Joe, Ind., hugs his wife, Amber, goodbye at a departure ceremony for Task Force Guardian in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Soldiers from the 381st and 387th Military Police Companies comprise the task force. Their primary mission will be to conduct security operations in an area near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and mentor and train Afghan policemen. Photo by Sgt. William E. Henry, Indiana National Guard Public Affairs |
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| Indiana National Guard Soldiers of Task Force Guardian stand in formation during a departure ceremony held in Indianapolis, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Soldiers from the 381st and 387th Military Police Companies comprise the task force. Their primary mission will be to conduct security operations in an area near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and mentor and train Afghan policemen. Photo by Sgt. William E. Henry, Indiana National Guard Public Affairs |
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