Washington, DC  -  The Alabama National Guard released the following information last week about active Guard units serving overseas. Third District citizens interested in writing these units should follow the instructions at the end of this listing.

 

IRAQ

 

1. 2101st Transportation Co. – approx. 140 personnel    
Alabama bases: Camden, Aliceville & Butler
CPT Chris Amos
LSA Adder, Iraq
APO AE 09331

 

2. 122nd Corps Spt Gp – approx. 120 personnel
Alabama bases: Selma
COL Allen Harrell
APO AE 09331

 

3. 3/117th FA  FWD 1 – approx. 120 personnel
Alabama bases: Troy
Edmond B. Strickland
APO AE 09378

 

4. 1993rd PSD – approx. 30 personnel
Alabama bases: Montgomery (Hope Hull)
CPT Charles Devinner
Camp Buehring
APO AE 09330

 

5. 1993rd PSD – approx. 30 personnel
Alabama bases: Montgomery (Hope Hull)
CW2 William Reynolds
Camp Virginia
APO AE 09327

(Note:  1993rd PSD is split into two locations.)

 

6. CSC Scania - 128th Medical Co (GA) (FWD) – approx. 80 personnel
Alabama bases: Ashland
SFC David Westbrook
APO AE 09331

 

**The following units have deployed to Iraq, but we have not yet received APO mailing addresses.  Hopefully, we will have these addresses in the near future.

 

7. HHD, 200th Engineer Battalion    Linden       40
8. 1670th Transportation Company   Troy/Brantley      32

 The following unit is still training at a stateside military installation, and will deploy to Iraq in the near future.    

9. Company A, 1/167th Infantry     Valley     135

 

 

AFGHANISTAN

 

10. CCAG-76th SIB- Code G – approx. 32 personnel (statewide composite unit)
LTC Charles A. Bonasera
Camp Phoenix
APO AE 09320

 

11. 278th Chem. Bn. – approx. 60 personnel
Alabama bases: Oneonta
Cindy Eskridge
PRG 6-1 (E)
APO AE 09354-3005

 

12. 440th Chem Co. – approx. 140 personnel
Alabama bases: Vincent & Clanton
Samuel Ledbetter
PRG 6-1 (e)
APO AE 09354-3005

 

13. 258 MP CO (Prov) – approx. 120 personnel
Alabama bases: Springville/Gadsden
SGT Darell Hobson
CMR 452 Box 765
APO AE 09045

 

ADDITIONAL NOTES:   For security reasons, all mail and packages must be addressed to an individual by name instead of “To Any Service Member”.  The names listed with the addresses above are commanders of the respective units.  A short note can be included asking the commander to pass the cards/material/goods on to individual unit members. The commanders have been instructed to give special emphasis to those unit members who receive little or no mail and packages from home. 

 

Note: All information provided by Alabama National Guard