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South Dakota National Guard
Public Affairs Office
2823 West Main St.
Rapid City, S.D. 57702
Phone 605-737-6721
E-mail PAO@sd.ngb.army.mil
October 6, 2008
PAO 10-06-08
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
South Dakota National Guard units receive notification of deployment
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery and the 147th Forward Support Company received official notification this past weekend for a one-year mobilization and deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The South Dakota Army National Guard units will mobilize more than 370 Soldiers in April of 2009 to conduct a security force mission in Iraq. The unit is expected to report to Fort Hood, Texas, to complete all required mobilization training prior to deployment to Iraq.
This security force mission will not be the traditional mission of the field artillery unit that is equipped the multiple-launch rocket system. The traditional mission of the unit is to provide high-mobility automatic systems capable of delivering precision counterfire and suppression of enemy air defenses, light materiel, and personnel targets at ranges from 15 to more than 300 kilometers.
The notification of 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery and the 147th Forward Support Company supports the Army Force Generation Model that directly supports the Army’s new force structure and is designed to achieve a sustained, more predictable posture to generate trained and ready forces. The model is designed so National Guard and Reserve forces can expect to deploy for up to a year once every five years. This new model will bring more predictability to Soldiers, their families and their employers.
Units and Locations
· Headquarters and Headquarters Section, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery is located in Watertown and Sisseton.
· Battery A, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery is located in Aberdeen.
· Battery B, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery is located in Salem and Sioux Falls.*
· Battery C, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery is located in Yankton.
· 147th Forward Support Company is located in Mitchell, Sioux Falls and Webster.
*NOTE: None of the current deployed members of Battery B, 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery are considered part of this mobilization.
Since the Sept. 11 attacks on America, the South Dakota National Guard has mobilized more than 3,100 Soldiers and 1,000 Airmen in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
More than 220 Soldiers and Airmen from the South Dakota National Guard remain on duty in Iraq, Afghanistan and other areas throughout Southwest Asia. More than 4,000 National Guardsmen are serving in a non-active duty status in South Dakota and continue to provide support for state and national emergencies and homeland defense.
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FOR INFORMATION, please contact Maj. Orson Ward at (605) 737-6721, cell (605) 431-8753.
Federal call-up for SDNG units as of Oct. 6, 2008
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Detachment 3, 665th Maintenance Co.Fort Sill, Okla. and National Training Center Feb. 2003/
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155th Engineer Detachment Kuwait - June 2002/March 2003
HHC, 109th Engineer Group Afghanistan - April 2004/May 2005
147th Field Artillery Brigade Afghanistan – June 2006/June 2007
129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Afghanistan, Iraq, Qatar, Atlanta, Tampa – July 2006/ June2007
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727th Transportation Company Kuwait-Iraq – Jan 2003/June 2004
109th Engineer Battalion Iraq – Jan. 2003/Aug. 2003
740th Transportation Company Kuwait-Iraq – Feb. 2003/Oct. 2004
1742nd Transportation Company Iraq – March 2003/Aug. 2004
Company B, 109th Medical Battalion Iraq – March 2003/June 2004
200th Engineer Company Iraq – Jan. 2003/June 2004
842nd Engineer Company Iraq – March 2003/Nov. 2004
235th Military Police Company Fort Carson, Colo. – Feb. 2003/Feb. 2004
129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Fort Riley, Kan. - March 2003/July 2003
1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Fort Sill, Okla. - March 2003/May 2003
C Battery, 2/147th Field Artillery Fort Campbell, Ky. - March 2003/May 2003
114th Civil Engineering Squadron Iraq - March 2003/Sept. 2003
196th Regional Training Institute Fort Sill, Okla. and Fort Bragg, N.C. –
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2nd Battalion, 147th Field Artillery Iraq – Dec. 2003/Feb. 2005
153rd Engineer Battalion Iraq – Dec. 2003/Feb. 2005
216th Engineer Detachment (Firefighters) Iraq – Nov. 2003/Jan. 2005
Det. 3, Company F, 238th Aviation Iraq – Nov. 2004/Oct. 2005
Det. 3, Company A, 249th Aviation Iraq – Dec. 2004/Jan. 2006
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114th Security Forces Squadron Iraq – Feb. 2006/Sept. 2006
114th Fighter Wing Iraq – Oct. 2006/Jan. 2007
Det. 3, Company A, 641st Aviation Iraq – Oct. 2007/ May 2008
114th Fighter Wing Iraq – July 2008/Sept. 2008
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