Spc. Zachary Stoops, of Owasso, Okla. and a member of Company A, 45th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, provides security for fellow Soldiers by scanning over an area ensuring no enemy combatants are present as his unit patrols a mock village during a training exercise held at Camp Gruber near Braggs, Okla., March 17. The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is undergoing training at Camp Gruber to prepare the Soldiers for a deployment to Afghanistan. The deployment, scheduled for later this year is the largest deployment of Oklahom


Spc. Zachary Stoops, of Owasso, Okla. and a member of Company A, 45th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, provides security for fellow Soldiers by scanning over an area ensuring no enemy combatants are present as his unit patrols a mock village during a training exercise held at Camp Gruber near Braggs, Okla., March 17. The 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is undergoing training at Camp Gruber to prepare the Soldiers for a deployment to Afghanistan. The deployment, scheduled for later this year is the largest deployment of Oklahoma Army National Guard Soldiers since the Korean War. Stoops has been in the Oklahoma Army National Guard for four years. PHOTO: Spc. Anthony Jones, 145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Zachary Stoops of Owasso, Okla. by Oklahoma National Guard


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