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1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment Returns After Successful Deployment
Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs
April 11, 2025 | 5:58
About 275 Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment returned to Illinois April 11 after a successful deployment to the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. About 550 Soldiers deployed in June. The rest of the unit will return to Illinois at a later date.
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The Middle East District provides engineering, design, construction execution, and related services and support to mission partners in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR) to increase regional security and stability in support of enduring U.S. interests; on order, supports contingency operations.

 

The Middle East District is a subordinate element of the Transatlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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OUR VISION: Engineering solutions for the Nation’s toughest challenges

OUR MISSION: The Middle East District provides design, construction, execution and related engineering and reach-back services to mission partners across the CENTCOM AOR in order to enable regional security and stability; on order provides support to contingency operations

OUR FOUNDATION: A professional team rooted in the Army Values reinforced by Trust, Dignity, and Respect throughout and dedicated to our mission and the organization

 

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