Mike Rogers, Proudly Representing the 3rd District of Alabama
  Public Service Announcement   Contact:  Marshall Macomber or Rob Jesmer
January 19, 2005 (202) 225-3261
 
Press Release
 
Alabama National Guard
Deployed Units and Mailing Addresses
As of 12/31/04; Information from Alabama National Guard
 
Washington, DC  -  The Alabama National Guard released the following information today about active Guard units serving overseas. Third District citizens interested in writing these units should follow the instructions at the end of this listing.
 
IRAQ
 
1. Co B, 279th Sig Bn, 30th HSB, 1st AD – approx. 150 personnel
Alabama bases: Guntersville & Huntsville
CPT Allen Cheek
OIF Camp Campbell
APO AE 09392
 
2. HHD, 231st Military Police Battalion – approx. 70 personnel
Alabama bases: Prattville
LTC Chuck Gailes
APO AE 09310
 
3. 1209th Quartermaster Det – approx. 70 personnel
Alabama bases: Wetumpka
Cpt Terrance Marshall
Camp Adder
Tallil Air Base, Iraq
APO AE 09331 
 
4. 1206th Quartermaster Det – approx. 70 personnel
Alabama bases: Wetumpka
1LT Edward Smith
LSA Anaconda
APO AE 09391 
 
5. 1303 Engr Detachment – approx. 7 personnel
Alabama bases: New Brockton
SFC Robert Blalock
RCT-7 HQ Co (S2)
UIC 41500
FTO AP 96426-1500
 
6. 2101st Transportation Co. – approx. 140 personnel
Alabama bases: Camden, Aliceville & Butler
CPT Chris Amos  
LSA Adder, Iraq
APO AE 09331
 

KUWAIT
 
7. 1993rd Personnel Service Det. – approx. 50 personnel
Alabama bases: Montgomery
CPT Charles Devinner
Camp Virginia
Kuwait
APO AE 09327
 

AFGHANISTAN
 
8. Company F 131st Aviation – approx. 200 personnel
Alabama bases: Birmingham
MAJ Johnny R. Bass
Task Force Knighthawk
APO AE 09355
 
9. 3-76th ETT – approx. 16 personnel
Alabama bases: composite unit with members from all over state
LTC Charles A. Bonasera
Camp Phoenix
APO AE 09356
 
10. CCAG-76th SIB Code G – aprox. 16 personnel
Alabama bases: composite unit with members from all over state
LTC Gary S. Hunter
Camp Phoenix
APO AE 09356
 
11. 278 Chemical Bn/440 Chemical Co – approx. 200 personnel
Alabama bases: 278 Chem Battalion HQS in Oneonta; 440 Chem Co in Vincent & Clanton
LTC Cindy Eskridge
PRG 6-1 (E)      
APO AE 09354-3005     
 

INSTRUCTIONS – PLEASE NOTE:   For security reasons, all mail and packages must be addressed to an individual by name instead of “To Any Service Member” as in the past.  The names listed with the addresses are the names of the commanders of the respective units.  The commanders have been instructed to give emphasis to those unit members who receive little or no mail and packages from home.    
 
 Other units from Selma, Ashland, Gadsden, Troy, Springville and Valley have been mobilized and are currently training at military mobilization stations here in the U.S.  It is anticipated these units will deploy overseas to Afghanistan and Iraq within the next two months. 
  
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