Members of the Connecticut Army National Guard are deploying to the Middle East on Tuesday and a send-off ceremony was held Tuesday morning.
The aviation units left their home station in Windsor Locks for overseas deployment to support Operation Inherent Resolve in the Middle East.
A send-off ceremony was held for the approximately 70 National Guard members.
The members of the Connecticut Army National Guard are expected to be deployed for almost a year.
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