203 S. Washington St.
Aberdeen
SD
Welcome Home for
147th Field Artillery, Aberdeen
147th Forward Support Co., Watertown
July 25th, 2020
The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to help with the welcome home of the Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Alpha Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion and 147th Forward Support Company. They arrived in the United States on Wednesday, July 8, after serving on a 10-month deployment to Europe.
The units deployed in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, which builds readiness, increases interoperability and enhances the bond between ally and partner militaries using multinational training events in Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania.
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The Aberdeen-based Alpha Battery is equipped with the Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, and provides artillery support to a brigade, division, corps or coalition task force. The Watertown-based Forward Support Company is a multifunctional logistics unit which provides supply and maintenance support.