A deployment ceremony was held in Pierre over the weekend (July 27) to honor about 70 Soldiers of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and their families.
The unit departs for a nine-month deployment to the Middle East to provide multifunctional logistics and support operations.
Maj. Gen. Jeff Marlette, SDNG adjutant general, says it isn’t just the person in uniform who does the serving. He says the family of every Soldier is serving this country as well.
As a part of that service Headquarters and Headquarters Company commander Capt. Richard Bauman says the 152nd has a unique mission in support of U.S. objectives in the Middle East. He says they act as a courier of personnel, equipment and other supplies that keep armies running. Bauman says they make sure everything gets where in needs to go. The objective for this mission is less to be front and center and more to provide support to our allies.
This is the second mobilization for the 152nd CSSB since the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Photo 1: Capt. Jason Kimura, administrative office with the 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, shakes Gov. Kristi Noem’s hand as he moves down the receiving line following the deployment ceremony for the 152nd, July 27, 2019, in Pierre, S.D. Sen. John Thune, Sen. Michael Rounds, and Rep. Dusty Johnson were also in attendance to show their support as the Soldiers of the 152nd deploy to the Middle East for a nine-month tour of duty. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Carl Johnson)
Photo 2: Lt. Col. David Moore, commander of the152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, reads a bible verse and contemplates the gravity of the battalion’s mission during the 152nd’s deployment ceremony, July 27, 2019, in Pierre, S.D. The 152nd is scheduled to deploy to the Middle East for a nine-month tour, providing multifunctional logistics and support operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Carl Johnson)
Photo 3: Capt. Richard Bauman, commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company for the 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, gives his son a back scratch as his wife looks on prior to the 152nd’s deployment ceremony, July 27, 2019, in Pierre, S.D. The 152nd is scheduled to deploy to the Middle East for a nine-month tour, providing multifunctional logistics and support operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Carl Johnson)
Photo 4: Capt. Paul Rodriguez holds his son prior to the 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion’s deployment ceremony, July 27, 2019, in Pierre, S.D. The 152nd is scheduled to deploy to the Middle East for a nine-month tour, providing multifunctional logistics and support operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Carl Johnson)
Photo 5: Members of the 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion line the court of the T.F. Riggs High School gymnasium as their supports cheer during the 152nd’s deployment ceremony, July 27, 2019, in Pierre, S.D. The 152nd is scheduled to deploy to the Middle East for a nine-month tour, providing multifunctional logistics and support operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Carl Johnson)
