The Utah National Guard’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Platoon, Group Special Troops Company, 19^th Special Forces Group (Airborne) will hold a departure ceremony Saturday, June 27, 2020, at the Aaron Butler Readiness center, Camp Williams, Utah.

“I am very confident in this group’s level of readiness. In the platoon we have a combined 112 years of aviation experience, including 17 combat deployments, and we have trained for this mission in particular for the last four months, night and day,” said Capt. RJ Schultz, detachment commander. “We believe in one another, and we are prepared to accomplish our mission.”

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and current social distancing guidelines, the departure ceremony will be limited to immediate family members, command leadership and by special invitation only.

The UAS Platoon of nearly 30 Soldiers will support Operation Inherent Resolve in United States Central Command area during its six-month deployment. The platoon completed pre-deployment training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and is scheduled to depart in the coming weeks.

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The Utah National Guard’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Platoon, Group Special Troops Company, 19^th Special Forces Group (Airborne) will hold a departure ceremony Saturday, June 27, 2020, at the Aaron Butler Readiness center, Camp Williams, Utah.

“I am very confident in this group’s level of readiness. In the platoon we have a combined 112 years of aviation experience, including 17 combat deployments, and we have trained for this mission in particular for the last four months, night and day,” said Capt. RJ Schultz, detachment commander. “We believe in one another, and we are prepared to accomplish our mission.”

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and current social distancing guidelines, the departure ceremony will be limited to immediate family members, command leadership and by special invitation only.

The UAS Platoon of nearly 30 Soldiers will support Operation Inherent Resolve in United States Central Command area during its six-month deployment. The platoon completed pre-deployment training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and is scheduled to depart in the coming weeks.

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More photos available to download on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/utahnationalguard/albums In general, all media on the site is produced by U.S. DoD or Federal Agencies, and is in the public domain, i.e., not protected by U.S. copyright; however, other restrictions might apply, such as, but not limited to, the right to enforce trademarks, and the right of privacy/right of publicity, any of which might restrict use of some of the media. Media may not be used to imply endorsement of any product or service by the DoD. Proper credit of the producing journalist(s) is requested.