BISMARCK, N.D. – Members of a Bismarck-based North Dakota National Guard unit who were called to active duty in Washington, D.C. late last year are back home.
Gov. Doug Burgum and Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer attended a homecoming ceremony for the Guard members in Bismarck Sunday.
Seventy soldiers with Company C, 2nd Battalion of the 285th Aviation Regiment were deployed last November to the nation’s capital.
The unit flies Black Hawk helicopters and successfully flew 1,300 hours and completed more than 50 mission requests during the 9-month deployment, which coincided with several significant events including the presidential inauguration.
