Nevada Army Guard transportation company prepares for European deployment

LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Army National Guard’s 1864th Medium Transportation Company held a mobilization ceremony Nov. 9 at Sierra Vista High School ahead… LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Army National Guard’s 1864th Medium Transportation Company held a mobilization ceremony Nov. 9 at Sierra Vista High School ahead of its deployment later this fall to support U.S. forces across Europe. The company will support U.S. European Command through Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa initiative to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank and deter threats across the region. Its transportation mission will help ensure supplies and equipment reach troops supporting those efforts. Brig. Gen. Randy Lau, land component commander of the Nevada Army National Guard, emphasized the company’s critical role in sustaining forces overseas.

“Without transportation, supplies don’t reach the fight,” Lau said. “Equipment doesn’t get where it needs to be, and combat formations cannot sustain their operations. You are not simply moving equipment; you are enabling combat power.” The deployment comes 30 years after the company’s activation in October 1996. Its numerical designation honors 1864, the year Nevada entered the Union during the Civil War. The company first deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in November 2004, transporting heavy equipment, ammunition and supplies from Kuwait throughout Iraq. During that deployment, the company logged more