Army Soldiers from the 40th Infantry Division, California National Guard, receive their combat patch from Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley, commanding general for Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, July 15, 2018, during a patching ceremony in Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The group of 40th Inf. Div. Soldiers make up the headquarters staff for TAAC-South, which focuses on training and advising Afghan security forces and assisting with counterterrorism operations.

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