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Texas Guardsmen pioneer new deployment mission
36th Infantry Division (TXARNG)
July 31, 2012 | 9:56
Interview package for the Soldiers of the 36th Infantry Division’s Security Force Assistance Team, also called Task Force Arrowhead, as they prepare for deployment to Afghanistan with a mobilization ceremony July 31 in Manor, Texas. The deployment will take 450 Soldiers from throughout 118 different Army National Guard units to Afghanistan to serve in 31 different teams made up of eight to 12 men. These teams will work directly with the Afghan Army, Police and military units to assist in the transition of the country to its home forces. Soundbites from Maj. Gen. James K. Brown, Master Sgt. Javier Garcia, Col. Anthony Woods, Maj. Gen. John Nichols. Also available in high definition.
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