MITCHELL, SD (Mitchell Now) — The South Dakota Army National Guard will hold an activation ceremony for more than 120 soldiers from the Wagner-based 155th Engineer Company as they prepare to support a federal mission along the southwest border.
The soldiers will deploy under the direction of U.S. Northern Command as part of Task Force Patriot. The unit will provide logistical and personnel support in partnership with U.S. Border Patrol, supporting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s border security mission.
Maj. Gen. Mark Morrell, South Dakota’s adjutant general, is scheduled to deliver remarks, along with U.S. Sens. John Thune and Mike Rounds and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson.
The ceremony is expected to bring together deploying soldiers, their families, members of the Wagner community and fellow Guard members.