29th ID Soldiers recognized for overseas deployment

Maryland and Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division Headquarters were recognized for their federal active duty service June 26, 2022, in Baltimore. The Soldiers returned to the United States in late March 2022 after completing a nine-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility as the headquarters of Task Force Spartan, which exercises command and control of Operation Spartan Shield.

“The staff of the 29th Infantry Division Headquarters spent over two years training for this mission and shortly after arriving in southwest Asia we added Operation Allies Refuge to our list of tasks,” said Maj. Gen. John Rhodes, 29th Infantry Division Commanding General. “The Soldiers of Task Force Spartan quickly adjusted to evolving requirements and executed every mission like the true professional citizen-Soldiers they are.”

Senior state elected officials and military leaders from the Maryland and Virginia National Guard recognized the troops with the Maryland Outstanding Unit Ribbon and the Virginia Governor’s National Service Medal

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Retired Maj. Gen. Craig Crenshaw, Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs, presents the Virginia Governor’s National Service Medal to a 29th Infantry Division Soldier June 26, 2022, in Baltimore.