South Dakota Patriot Guard Riders

Soldiers from Detachment 1, Company B, 935th Support Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard, will be honored at an activation ceremony at 10 a.m. (MT) Wednesday, June 6, at the Army Aviation Support Facility, next to the Rapid City Regional Airport, as they prepare to deploy for a year-long tour to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The 935th, of Rapid City, and its 22 assigned members have a mission to provide aviation maintenance and repair support to aircraft armament and avionics equipment, and will give this support to the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade. The unit specializes in maintenance and repair of rotary-wing aircraft to include the UH-60 Black Hawk, OH-58 Kiowa, and other U.S. Army rotary aircraft.

 The unit will report to Fort Hood, Texas, to complete two months of theater-specific training prior to deployment overseas.  This is the second mobilization for 935th. They deployed to Iraq in 2004-2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Stage: 9:00 a.m. Rapid Valley Fire Department; Highway 44 & Reservoir Road.

Ride Captain: TBD. Flag line flags will be provided.

Steve Dutton
Senior Ride Captain
Rapid City
SD Patriot Guard
srd5760@yahoo.com
(605) 430-3313