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Deployment

confidence with the support of the unit’s rear Captain Andrew Poler (left), commander of B Company, from FLYING TIGERS, page 1
detachment and family readiness group. For 229th Aviation Regiment, 2916th Aviation Battalion, and
Shanajya and her husband, Spc. Justin Ellis- Lt. Col. William Garber, commander of 2916th AV BN, case Caroline Smith and daughter Abby, 2, attended a deployment
Brooks, it will be their first deployment. For the guidon of the “Flying Tigers.”The company’s acting first ceremony for husband and father, Staff Sgt. James Smith Jr. – a
Valerie, who is expecting a child, and her sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Shaun Dennis, holds the guidon. UAV maintainer and squad leader with B Company, 229th Aviation
husband Sgt. Jesus Vasquez, it will be their Regiment.
second deployment.

Valeri said another deployment isn’t easier,
but there was better planning between she
and her husband this time.

Caroline Smith, spouse of Staff Sgt. James
Smith Jr., – a UAV maintainer and squad
leader with the Flying Tigers – commended
the FRG leadership, which is normally the
spouses of the unit’s command team.

“I think they’re going to be doing a really
great job,” Caroline said.

Command Sgt. Maj. Albert Rodriguez,
the 2916th command sergeant major, stated
that families are not alone.

“Families need to reach out to the rear
detachment and the FRG as much as possible
and try to pull information as well as [receive]
information,” Rodriguez said. “If there is
something they feel they’re not getting, don’t
hesitate to reach out and ask the questions.”

TROOPSandTRAINS
Don’t Forget!

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2015

Harvey House from 10 am to 9 pm

Come help us celebrate the spirit of the troop trains that rolled
through Barstow carrying men, women and supplies in support of
the war effort.

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