FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY } Joint Task Force Southern Baltic Public Affairs v7 d Lt. Kimberly King wee 808-555-1212 oe jtfsbpao@mail.mil ae x Release date: Nov. 6, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Virginia Air National Guard squadron hosts departure ceremony JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK FORT STORY, Va! ~ The Virginia Air National Guard's 203 Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron held Lbs Pedurk a departure ceremony ofvon 4 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Fort Storg-¥irejais- squadron More than 300 airmé id ei “6 deploy next week to Poland in support of Joint Ss Mo Neeorn in AMET GID. Task Force Southern Baltic. ‘The mission of Joint Task Force Southern Baltic is to provide ready, combat-credible land forces to increase interoperability with Polish forces, bolster deterrence capabilities and support NATO in strengthening Europe’s eastern flank. “These Airmen are the very best at their jobs, and highly motivated to do their parts,” Are Erie. ; said US—Aie National Guard Lt. Col. Jeffrey Getz, the commanding officer of the 2034-Rapit>— pee 2 eh Dnginser Deploys Heavy Gperationst Ra Squadron ony Spade © Ym Gd airmen and 300 family members attended the ceremony that was held on Sulinski ne ef PVD tambrre FC add haa: “Lam super-excited about going on my first deployment and learning about a new Awe Bowe culture,” said U.S-Aie- National Guai® Airman 1* Class Ed Cohems, a combat engineer with the 20% Rapid Enginenr Deployable Heavy Operational Ref $4uadron, fe ceremony was followed by a Polish bil FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY Field. Are oney ea Theme 15 No SvcH TIS A NATWNAL GAO Rik,FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY The 203" Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Opesati Repair Squadron provides the world’s best rapidly deployable, self force. Cet hem etd Tot - ‘sing combat engineering and heavy construction FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY