The Idaho National Guard's 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment, a regiment from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team - 116th CBCT, recently deployed equipment and sent nearly 80 Soldiers to the Sahara desert in Africa for exercise African Lion 2022. Among the equipment were several M109A6 Howitzers, HMMWVs, a palletized loading system and a maintenance field repair system. The 1st of the 148th Field Artillery Regiment provides field artillery support to the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. Headquartered in Pocatello, batteries from eastern Idaho communities mainly from Blackfoot, Preston and Pocatello left for Africa this weekend and will return sometime in July. Follow us to see more on their training in Africa. #africanlion #nationalguard #inafrica #Africa #goodmorning #usarmy #army #armylife #artillery #soldiers #armynationalguard #africanlion22