Missouri Guard units that are expected to provide Soldiers for each rotation include the 203rd Engineer Battalion and the 276th Engineer Company. "We've got support from the Guard, Reserves and Navy - really all of the above." "It's really a joint mission," Reichart said. Those jobs include anything from cooks to engineers to doctors. The brigade is providing about 70 Soldiers to act as the full-time staff, while approximately 300 servicemen and women from a total of 26 units, from several military branches and components, will will work within the task force on a rotational basis. "That shows the flexibility of the Missouri Guard, that we're running two big exercises by providing command and control and a number of supporting units to this simultaneously," said Reichart. Adam Reichart, operations and executive officer with the task force, said that Missouri Army Guard Soldiers running both Beyond the Horizons missions displays Army South's confidence in the Missouri Guard. "We are further developing our relationship with Army South." "We have a contingency support brigade relationship with United States Army South, which basically means we are involved in all exercises Army South does and the two Beyond the Horizon missions this year are part of that," Findley said. The entire Guatemala mission, as well as the one to Honduras, is the result of the Missouri Guard's working relationship with United States Army South. The last time the Missouri Guard sent a task force to Guatemala was in 2007. Randy Alewel, commander of the 35th Engineer Brigade, said his goal is to build up our relationships and partnerships that we had in that area." "Back in the '80s and '90s, the Missouri engineer brigade was heavily involved in Central America (missions)," Findley said. The partnership between the Missouri Guard engineers and countries in Central America isn't new.
The Missouri Guard's 1140th Engineer Battalion is set for a similar mission - Beyond the Horizon, Honduras 2012 - that will coincide with the Guatemala mission. It also increases a Soldier's overall appreciation of other countries and working with our partner nations."
"Our main goal is to increase the readiness of U.S. Findley, commander of Task Force Arriero, which is overseeing the mission. "I'm looking forward to this," said Army Lt. Known as Beyond the Horizon, Guatemala 2012, the mission is to construct or refurbish schools and medical clinics in the area over the next four months. Missouri Army National Guard Soldiers from the 35th Engineer Brigade recently deployed to Coban, Guatemala, to coordinate a mission that will develop Soldiers' skills.
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