1st BATTALION, 185th AVIATION REGIMENT MOBILIZES FOR KOSOVO DUTY

Photo By Lt. Col. Christian Patterson | Members of Companies A and D, 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (1-185th AV), leave Jackson, Miss. for Fort Hood, Texas, on May 14, 2017 for eventual service in Kosovo. Approximately 130 Soldiers are deploying for approximately 10 months in support of Operation Joint Guardian. Of that number, approximately 60 troops are assigned to the regiment’s headquarters in Tupelo, with the remaining 70 Guardsmen assigned to Companies A and D, 1-185th AV in Jackson. Collectively, the unit will provide rotary wing aviation lift support using UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters during their Balkans deployment. While at Fort Hood, the 1-185th AV will complete required post mobilization training for duty in Kosovo. The unit will then support NATO operations designed to support international efforts to build peace and stability in the region.  

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, UNITED STATES

05.14.2017

Story by Lt. Col. Christian Patterson 

Joint Force Headquarters - Mississippi National Guard

Members of Companies A and D, 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment (1-185th AR), leave Jackson, Miss. for Fort Hood, Texas, on May 14, 2017 for eventual service in Kosovo.

Approximately 130 Soldiers are deploying for approximately 10 months in support of Operation Joint Guardian. Of that number, approximately 60 troops are assigned to the regiment’s headquarters in Tupelo, with the remaining 70 Guardsmen assigned to Companies A and D, 1-185th AR in Jackson. Collectively, the unit will provide rotary wing aviation lift support using UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters during their Balkans deployment.

While at Fort Hood, the 1-185th AR will complete required post mobilization training for duty in Kosovo. The unit will then support NATO operations designed to support international efforts to build peace and stability in the region.

• Date Taken: 05.14.2017
• Date Posted: 05.14.2017 15:46
• Story ID: 233804
• Location: JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, US