Guard units alerted for deployment

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Three South Dakota Army National Guard units have been alerted for deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The 730th Area Support Medical Company of Vermillion, the 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment of Rapid City and Sioux Falls, and the 235th Military Police Company of Rapid City and Sioux Falls, have all received mobilization alert orders for deployment to Afghanistan in 2012 and 2013.

The 730th and its 75 assigned members are tentatively scheduled for deployment in July 2012.

The mission of the 730th is to provide Echelon 1 (basic emergency medical services) and Echelon II (emergent or inpatient/outpatient care designed to return service members back to duty or evacuate them on to definitive care as quickly as possible) health support.

The 129th and its 20 members are tentatively scheduled for deployment in February 2013.

The mission of the 129th is to provide public affairs support to units across the state, as well as to deployed units in support of a combined, unified or joint operation. This detachment uses print and broadcast journalists to help tell the story of the South Dakota National Guard.

The 235th and its 124 assigned members are tentatively scheduled for deployment in February 2013. The mission of the 235th is to provide security for U.S. military personnel, installation and facilities and to guard prisoners of war and civilian internees.

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