# @idahonationalguard on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOfuEmvZeD
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- **Posted:** 2022-10-27T18:02:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Idaho National Guard (@idahonationalguard) — https://gondola.cc/idahonationalguard

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Throughout the week, Soldiers arrived at Fort Bliss, Texas, after a yearlong deployment overseas. Idaho’s Brig. Gen. Farin Schwartz, along with leadership from Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Florida, shook the hands of more than 1,000 Soldiers to welcome them home upon their arrival. The majority of the Soldiers are from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team - 116th CBCT headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with components in Montana, Nevada and Oregon. 

Soldiers from the Florida National Guard joined the deployment as an augmentation. The Soldiers returned home from Southwest Asia in support of Operation Spartan Shield and were part of Task Force Griz, which deployed last November. 

“I am extremely honored to greet these great Americans as they return from their yearlong deployment,” said Schwartz. “I can’t think of another job out there that asks for this sort of commitment. It takes a special person to sacrifice a year away from their family to support their country when called upon. I want to thank each and every one of these Soldiers for stepping up for this mission.”

The task force was commanded by the Montana Army National Guard’s Lt. Col. Corey Swanson. Idaho Soldiers comprised nearly 20 percent of the task force, along with the Soldiers from the four other states’ Army National Guards.

OSS is a joint mission under the United States Central Command and is part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The task force was relieved earlier this month by another 116th CBCT-led task force, Task Force Rattler, which included more than 600 Idaho Soldiers and will return home after a year of mobilization.

Soldiers will complete the demobilization process at Fort Bliss before returning to their home states. Additional information regarding their homecoming will be made available in the future. 
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