MARQUETTE, MI— A U.P. Michigan Army National Guard unit is heading overseas.
The 107th Engineer Battalion, based in Ishpeming and Marquette, is being deployed to Southwest Asia for up to a year.
The units will be operating under “Operation Spartan Shield.” Their mission is to support general construction operations throughout multiple countries in U.S. Central Command. Soldiers will be fortifying bunkers and entry control points, repairing roads, improving area drainage, and developing logistics support areas.
About 150 soldiers will gather with families and invited guests while preparing for deployment on Saturday at Northern Michigan University.
The last time the battalion was deployed overseas was in 2007-2008 in support of “Operation Iraqi Freedom.”
