Tacoma-based Army Reserve unit deploys to Middle East for Operation Spartan Shield
Family and friends gathered to bid farewell to approximately 50 U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers of Detachment 1, 654th Regional Support Group, 364th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), at a send-off ceremony at CenturyLink Field Event Center, March 6, 2020. DET 1, led by Maj. Thomas Boler, a native of Vancouver, Washington, will deploy to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield, providing base life support for units rotating through the United States Central Command area of operation. The 654th RSG, headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, deploys to provide base camp sustainment and area security in support of unified land operations.