29th ID Band performs at 2-224th departure ceremony
220102-Z-SM601-0003.JPG Photo By: Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti

SANDSTON, Virginia - Virginia National Guard Soldiers mobilizing on federal active duty as Task Force Pegasus conduct a departure ceremony Jan. 2, 2022, in Sandston, Virginia. Federal and state elected officials, senior National Guard military leaders and fellow Soldiers joined friends and families in sending off the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division as they mark the official start of their deployment. They will serve as the aviation task force for NATO-led Kosovo Force Regional Command-East. Task Force Pegasus will support the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Headquarters as they take responsibility for the 30th rotation of U.S. military forces based at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. The Troutville-based 29th Division Band provided music for the ceremony. Read more about the 2-224th at https://go.usa.gov/xtxc6. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti)


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