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Aviation Soldiers prepare for Operation New Dawn

Aug. 24, 2011 | By kentuckyguard
mjo Photos by Staff Sgt. Aaron Hiler, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment [caption id="attachment_9430" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Kentucky Guardsman Staff Sgt. George Stephens, Wendell H Ford Regional Training Center instructor, watches as Soldiers of the 1204th Aviation Support Battalion begin a dismounted patrol as part of their pre-mobilization training at the WHFRTC in Greenville, Ky., June 17. The 1204th ASB will deploy to Iraq to support Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Hiler, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)"] [caption id="attachment_9431" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Kentucky Guardsman Pvt. 1st Class Kyle Hoben , 1204th Aviation Support Battaion, provides security during an exercise in dismounted patrolling at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., June 17. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Hiler, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)"]

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