
The Minnesota National Guard announced today that 80 soldiers from the St. Cloud-based Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, will deploy to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.
Operation New Dawn is the drawdown phase of US military operations in Iraq, and Minnesota aircrew members and support personnel will play an role in the conclusion of military operations in Iraq.
Flying CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopters, the Company B mission is to move troops, equipment and supplies. .The troops will travel to Fort Hood in Texas in late November for two months of training before their 10-month deployment to Iraq.