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MEDIA RELEASE
March 29, 2018
Contact:
Maj. Will Phillips
State Public Affairs Officer
Arkansas National Guard
(501) 212-5020 or cell (501) 590-0318
HYPERLINK "mailto:william.b.phillips18.mil@mail.mil" william.b.phillips18.mil@mail.mil
Arkansas Guard unit returns home from mission to Kosovo
~ Soldiers from the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat team return from Deployment
WHO: The Arkansas National Guard members from
The 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
WHAT: Welcome home ceremony for troops returning from a nine month deployment to Kosovo.
WHEN: The ceremony will be on Friday, March 30, 2018.
MEDIA INTERESTED IN COVERAGE OF THE EVENTS ARE ASKED TO BE IN PLACE AT 2 P.M. BUT NO LATER THAN 2:45 P.M. ON FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2018.
WHERE: The event will be held at TAC Air Little Rock at 2401 Crisp Drive, Little Rock, AR 72202.
WHY: The Arkansas National Guard will welcome home approximately 100 Soldiers returning from a nine-month-long deployment to Kosovo.
While in Kosovo their mission was a continuance of NATO’s mission to support a safe and secure environment for the people of Kosovo as well as supporting freedom of movement for all.
The troops will arrive home at approximately 3 p.m. and will be immediately released to their families and love ones.
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