Approximately 25 Soldiers mobilize May 28 for medical evacuation mission
CHICAGO (05/22/2015)(readMedia)-- CHICAGO - A deployment ceremony is scheduled for approximately 25 Soldiers who will deploy to Kuwait this summer. The ceremony for Detachment 2, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment in Chicago and Detachment 8, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment in Chicago will be May 28 at 11 a.m. at Chicago's Army Aviation Support Facility #2, 5400 W. 63rd St. in Chicago.
The Soldiers will train for a brief time at Fort Hood, Texas, before deploying to Kuwait.
Detachment 2 will provide aeromedical evacuation and support operations in the Central Command region of Kuwait. Detachment 8 will provide maintenance support to the aircraft.
The team is expected to be in Kuwait for approximately six months, returning to Illinois in early 2016.
