Soldiers from the Utah Army National Guard’s 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade return from a nine-month deployment to Africa and arrive at Roland Wright Air Base, Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 24, 2024. Lt. Gov. Deidre M. Henderson and Maj. Gen. Daniel Boyack welcomed troops home off the plane. The 204th served as the staff for the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, in Djibouti and East Africa, where they supported U.S. and allied forces.
More than 1,500 Soldiers of the New Jersey Army National Guard returned to their loved ones between Thanksgiving week and December 22, 2024, ending a harrowing year of the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s overseas deployment in Iraq, Syria and Kuwait.
