Tennessee Guard Heads to Kuwait for Year-Long Mission

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Admin

Soldiers with the 278th Armored Calvary Regiment’s Task Force Two depart Volunteer Training Site-Smyrna enroute to Fort Cavasos, Texas, May 30, for additional training before flying to Kuwait for a nearly year-long deployment. (photo by Spc. Landon Evans)TN Dept. of Military Photo

Over 260 Tennessee National Guard soldiers departed Saturday from Knoxville and Smyrna for a year-long mission in Kuwait.

The troops, part of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, are training in Texas before joining Operation Spartan Shield to support the U.S. military presence in the region.

The deployed guard will relieve nearly 700 fellow Tennesseans who’ve been actively serving since October. Another 160 soldiers from the same unit are currently in Germany training alongside Ukrainian forces.

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