Memories for Wednesday, June 15, 2022

10 Years Ago –

June 13, 2012

484th MP Company stands ready to deploy

It’s going to be brutally hot in Afghanistan when two Montana Army National Guard companies from eastern Montana arrive for duty this week, so what better place to train than the hot Texas desert?

The soldiers have spent two months at Fort Bliss, honing their skills before deploying for a year. The guard recently sent four Montana journalists to Texas to view the training and interview the soldiers just before they board airplanes headed east.

The 484th has about 150 people, including two women ready for their first o...