Alabama National Guard soldiers headed to Sinai Peninsula
Soldiers with the Alabama National Guard are preparing to go to the Sinai Peninsula.
The ANG announced a deployment ceremony will be held Sunday for the 1st Battalion of the 173rd Infantry Regiment, which is based in Enterprise.
According to the ANG, the unit will be deploying to support Multinational Force and Observers—Task Force Sinai.
The mission is “promoting international peace and security within the Sinai Peninsula region,” the ANG said.
The deployment ceremony will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Enterprise High School Performing Arts Center.
The Sinai Peninsula is in Egypt and is bordered on the east by Israel and the Gaza Strip
The ANG said the deployment is not related to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
MacK Muzio, director of public affairs for the ANG, said it is part of a scheduled deployment cycle, a standard support mission that the unit has been preparing for for five years.
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