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The 33rd Combat Team back at camp
 
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Three thousand of the Illinois National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are heading to Afghanistan by the end of this month. Right now they're training in Fort Bragg, North Carolina preparing for their mission to train and mentor Afghan security forces as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. While they're not training, they're back at camp. KHQA's Melissa Shriver found out how they spend their time and how it brings them together.
3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team: Missing home already
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Three thousand soldiers with the Illinois National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are training for deployment to Afghanistan.They leave for their mission at the end of this month. They've already spent two months away from home, training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Now they face ten months overseas. KHQA's Melissa Shriver had the chance last week to visit with them at Fort Bragg. There she learned what they miss the most.
National Guard's gear to help save lives
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Right now the Illinois National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of three thousand soldiers is wrapping up training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Officials say that training is always evolving as information is gathered, as does the gear they use to stay safe.
Lines between the sexes blurred in 33rd Combat Team
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Right now three thousand citizen soldiers from across Illinois, including here in the Tri-States, are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan with the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Of the entire combat team, an increasing number of the soldiers are women.
Illinois guardsmen and women prepare to deploy
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
The State of Illinois is in the midst of its largest overseas deployment of Illinois National Guardsmen and women since World War II.Right now about 3000 citizen soldiers from 30 units across the state including here in the Tri-States are preparing for deployment to Afghanistan as part of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Quincy soldier leads Illinois deployment
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
A Quincy resident and citizen soldier with the Illinois National Guard leads three thousand citizen soldiers from across Illinois who are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan with the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. These soldiers make up the largest overseas deployment of Illinois National Guardsmen and women since World War Two.
33rd Infantry Brigade overcomes fierce training
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Right now about 3000 citizen soldiers from across the state including here in the Tri-States are preparing for deployment to Afghanistan as part of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. It's the largest overseas deployment of Illinois National Guardsmen and women since World War II.
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