Sgt. Paul Detrich, of McLoud (middle) works to clear a weapon’s malfunction while Spc. Daniel Twist, of Berry Hill, Okla., (left) observes prior to a training exercise at Camp Gruber, near Braggs, Okla., March 5. Dietrich and Twist are members of Company A, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry. The members of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are training for the brigade's third deployment since Sept. 11, 2001. This will be the largest deployment of Oklahoma Army National Guardsmen since the Korean War with more than 3,200 Soldiers. Active duty Soldiers assigned to First Army are advising and


Sgt. Paul Detrich, of McLoud (middle) works to clear a weapon’s malfunction while Spc. Daniel Twist, of Berry Hill, Okla., (left) observes prior to a training exercise at Camp Gruber, near Braggs, Okla., March 5. Dietrich and Twist are members of Company A, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry. The members of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are training for the brigade's third deployment since Sept. 11, 2001. This will be the largest deployment of Oklahoma Army National Guardsmen since the Korean War with more than 3,200 Soldiers. Active duty Soldiers assigned to First Army are advising and assisting Soldiers of the 45th Infantry Brigade throughout the training. First Army is responsible for training mobilized Reserve and National Guard units. Paul Detrich of McLoud by Oklahoma National Guard


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