45th IBCT prepares for Ukraine deployment

Soldiers of the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are gearing up for their deployment in support of Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine. Several Thunderbirds are in the process of loading and escorting equipment the Citizen-Soldiers will need during their time in Eastern Europe. Units of the 45th will spend 2017 working alongside their Ukrainian partners to develop a combat training center for the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.