The largest Maine-based military unit sent to Iraq, and the only one currently stationed there, is expected to return to the United States next week.
The Maine Army National Guard's 133rd Engineer Battalion, which has about 500 members primarily from southern Maine, is pulling out of Mosul, Iraq, slightly ahead of schedule, said Maj. Peter Rogers, Guard spokesman in Maine.
Many of the troops are already in Kuwait arranging for the return of equipment and their unit. Others remain at Forward Operating Base Marez, working with a newly arrived unit that will replace them there.
The 133rd could reach Fort Drum in New York late next week and could be back in Maine by mid-March, a week or two sooner than expected, Rogers said.
Maine battalion due back soon
Link to Full ArticleBy JOHN RICHARDSON, Portland Press Herald Writer
The largest Maine-based military unit sent to Iraq, and the only one currently stationed there, is expected to return to the United States next week.
The Maine Army National Guard's 133rd Engineer Battalion, which has about 500 members primarily from southern Maine, is pulling out of Mosul, Iraq, slightly ahead of schedule, said Maj. Peter Rogers, Guard spokesman in Maine.
