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Kentucky Army National Guard medical unit

receives mobilization order

FRANKFORT, KY- March 3, 2005 - The following Kentucky Army National Guard unit has been selected to mobilize for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM:

Medical Platoon, 2^nd Battalion 123^rd Armor

As early as March 25, 31 members from the Medical Platoon, 2^nd Battalion 123^rd Armor, based in Bowling Green, will mobilize in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Once mobilized, this unit will depart for Camp Shelby, Miss., and conduct mission-related training in preparation for deployment to Southwest Asia. The Medical Platoon consists of a doctor, a physician's assistant, and trained medics that will provide field medical support to units in the theater of operation.

As the mobilization day approaches, the unit will host a departure ceremony. Dates, times and locations are to be determined.

The mobilization of these units is part of the ongoing nation-wide mobilization of Army and Air National Guard units ordered by President Bush in support of the global war on terrorism.  There are currently more than 1,800 Kentucky National Guard Soldiers and Airmen mobilized in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle, or participating in peacekeeping operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.  More than 6,000 Kentucky Guard troops have been mobilized since Sept. 11, 2001.

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