Indiana Guard troops leave Camp Atterbury for Middle East deployment

Camp Atterbury was the site yesterday as members of the Indiana National Guard’s 38th Infantry Division began their deployment overseas.

According to the Indiana Guard, about 600 troops will deploy to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield. The soldier’s overseas deployment will be about nine months, and the soldiers will be mobilized for about a year. The soldiers’ will first head to Texas for about a month for additional training before heading overseas.

The Indiana National Guard’s adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Dale Lyles, thanked the soldier’s families for their enduring support.

Many of the soldiers deployed for the same mission in 2019 and returned in April 2020.

Photo courtesy of Indiana National Guard. Soldiers with the 38th Infantry Division’s headquarters battalion stand for an invocation during their departure ceremony at Camp Atterbury  Wednesday.