Brig. Gen. Justin Osberg presented the Soldiers of Logistics Advisor Team 6620 with an Illinois State Flag to carry with them on the team's deployment to Africa.
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Rock Island Arsenal, Ill. - Brig. Gen. Justin Osberg presented the Soldiers of Logistics Advisor Team 6620 with an Illinois State Flag to carry with them on the team's deployment to Africa. Pictured from left is State Command Sgt. Maj. Phillip Barber, Logistics Advisor Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christopher Fitch, Team Leader Maj. Walter "Kyle" Brown, Osberg, and State Command Chief Warrant Officer CW5 Tom Black. The flag was presented during a combined welcome home and mobilization ceremony, Aug. 4, in Heritage Hall on Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. LAT 6620 is part of the 6th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade, and is deploying to Africa. The Illinois National Guard's battalion welcomed home the approximately 20-Soldier Battalion Advisor Team 660 from Romania and the five-Soldier Logistics Advisor Team 6622 from the Philippines. Both teams returned earlier this year from 6-month deployments. The battalion also mobilized the 5-Soldier Logistics Advisor Team 6620 for a six-month deployment to Africa. The battalion will have Soldiers who have served on three separate continents this year: Europe, Asia, and Africa.


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