Guard unit deploying overseas to support Central Command
PHOENIX (AP) — A farewell ceremony is planned Sunday at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix for an Arizona National Guard unit that is shipping out.
Guard officials say the 25-member Detachment One of the 158th Military Engagement team is deploying overseas for about nine months in support of U.S. Central Command.
A Guard spokeswoman, Sgt. Monette Wesolek, said operational security considerations mean the Guard can't be more specific about where the detachment is going.
The Central Command oversees U.S. military operations in a region that is centered on the Middle East but that also includes Afghanistan, Pakistan and several former Soviet republics.