Connecticut National Guard general support aviation battalion deploys to Kosovo
April 22, 2015 12:00 am
• Last Updated: April 22, 2015 10:52 pm
Members of the Connecticut National Guard's 1-169 General Support Aviation Battalion board the plane that will carry them from the guard's Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks to Fort Hood, Texas Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Windsor Locks - Members of the Connecticut National Guard's 1-169 General Support Aviation Battalion said goodbye to family members prior to their departure from the guard's Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks to Fort Hood, Texas Wednesday. The 90-member unit will undergo further training and validation in Texas before being deployed to Kosovo to supply aerial medical evacuation, transportation, maintenance, fueling and fuel testing for U.S. units stationed there.
Connecticut National Guard Sgt. Serena Pomerleau embraces her daughter Autumn Remillard, 7, before her unit, the 1-169 General Support Aviation Battalion, departs the guard's Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks to Fort Hood, Texas Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Kevin Metcalf, left, signals his cousin, Robert Pepasi, as members of the Connecticut National Guard's 1-169 General Support Aviation Battalion form up for their departure from the guard's Aviation Support Facility in Windsor Locks to Fort Hood, Texas Wednesday, April 22, 2015. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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