Evansville, IN – According to the statement, last week, Governor Holcomb met with members of the Indiana National Guard’s Airborne Company who are stationed in the Horn of Africa region on a counterterrorism mission.
Governor Holcomb shared a holiday meal with the soldiers, spent additional time on the base and received an update on the Mission Overview.
The more than 100 citizen-soldiers are headquartered in Seymour and are on a joint assignment between Indiana and Oklahoma National Guardsmen and women.
In Nairobi, the governor met with Deputy Chief of Mission Marc Dillard on Thursday to discuss opportunities to strengthen relationships in education, trade and government to help build a mutually sustainable partnership with common goals.
Operation Enduring Freedom has been ongoing in the Horn of Africa since 2002. Hoosier Guardsmen continuing the mission are scheduled to return home to Indiana next year.
