RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Army National Guard mobilized approximately 50 Soldiers from the 109th Engineer Battalion on Oct. 16. They departed to southern California in support of Southwest Border operations and ‘Operation International Drug Trafficking’ as part of a year-long Title 10 federal deployment.
“You’re going to go down and you’re going to do a great job. This is a challenging mission, but you are doing this to protect the homeland and to protect each other,” said Brig. Gen. David Dailey, SDNG Assistant Adjutant General- Army…