Deployment ceremonies will take place Sunday and Monday in Duluth and Chisholm for the members of the 114th Transportation Company.
Known as "The Wolf-pack," the 114th has headquarters in Duluth with a detachment in Chisholm. It was created two years ago.
More than 180 soldiers from the company leave Minnesota this month for training for a one-year deployment to Afghanistan, where it will support the surge of American soldiers in the country.
The 114th is trained and equipped to haul supplies on trucks with fast self-loading and unloading capability. To protect convoys, the unit will use armor-plated vehicles with V-shaped bottoms for protection against mines and IEDs.
Sunday's ceremonies begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. Monday's ceremonies begin at 5 p.m. in Chisholm High School.
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The company's members come from 108 communities from across the state. This is the first deployment for the company and for
63 percent of its members. More than a third of the company's members have been deployed at least once with other units. This will be the third deployment for three members.
