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Guam Airmen return from deployment
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Posted on Sep 26 2008
[B]GUAM[/B]—Members of the Guam Air National Guard’s 254th Services Flight who deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom for over 120 days were scheduled to return yesterday, Sept. 26, around 5:40pm at the Guam International Airport via Continental’s Flight No. 1. These Airmen provided a number of services such as feeding, lodging, mortuary affairs, recreation and fitness, and protocol duties for a large amount of personnel at the Manas Air Base, Kyrgyz Republic.
With 19 Airmen assigned to Manas Air Base, nine assigned to Ali Al Saleem, Kuwait, and nine assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, this makes it the largest deployment for the 254th Services Flight, where 37 out of it’s 42 members deployed at one given time.
Several members arrived Wednesday, and more will return Sept. 26, 27 and 29.
A Welcome Home Ceremony is scheduled to take place at Andersen Air Force Base during the December drill weekend.
Manas Air Base, Kyrgyz Republic, is home to the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing and serves as the premier air mobility hub for the International Security Assistance Force and coalition military operations in Afghanistan.
The wing’s round-the-clock missions include aerial refueling, combat airlift and airdrop, aeromedical evacuation and strategic airlift operations. The base also provides support for coalition personnel and cargo transiting in and out of Afghanistan.
Approximately 1,000 military personnel from the United States, Spain and France are assigned to the wing, along with 650 U.S. and host-nation contractor personnel. Coalition aircraft supporting the mission include U.S. KC-135s, Spanish C-130s and French C135FRs.
Additionally, several members of the Air Guard’s 254th REDHORSE Squadron are returning home from a deployment to Kuwait. [B][I](PR)
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