Las Vegas unit of Nevada Army Guard deploying to Kuwait

PHOTOS BY MARTIN S. FUENTES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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Sgt. Jason Gordon hugs a friend after a mobilization ceremony for the Nevada Army Guard’s Bravo Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. The Las Vegas-based company of about 145 soldiers is set to deploy to Kuwait for nine months. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A mobilization ceremony for the Nevada Army Guard’s Bravo Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion is seen in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. The Las Vegas-based company of about 145 soldiers is set to deploy to Kuwait for nine months. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Guests are seen during a mobilization ceremony for the Nevada Army Guard’s Bravo Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion is seen in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. The Las Vegas-based company of about 145 soldiers is set to deploy to Kuwait for nine months. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, bottom at the podium, speaks during a mobilization ceremony for the Nevada Army Guard’s Bravo Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. The Las Vegas-based company of about 145 soldiers is set to deploy to Kuwait for nine months. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, left, speaks during a mobilization ceremony for the Nevada Army Guard’s Bravo Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. The Las Vegas-based company of about 145 soldiers is set to deploy to Kuwait for nine months. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Pvt. 1st Class Melissa Muniz, left, waits for her daughter Melody Muniz, 1, to walk towards her after a mobilization ceremony for the Nevada Army Guard’s Bravo Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. The Las Vegas-based company of about 145 soldiers is set to deploy to Kuwait for nine months. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Pvt. 1st Class Melissa Muniz carries her daughter Melody Muniz, 1, after a mobilization ceremony for the Nevada Army Guard’s Bravo Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. The Las Vegas-based company of about 145 soldiers is set to deploy to Kuwait for nine months. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, at podium, speaks during a mobilization ceremony for the Nevada Army Guard’s Bravo Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion in Las Vegas on Friday, April 15, 2016. The Las Vegas-based company of about 145 soldiers is set to deploy to Kuwait for nine months. (Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A mobilization ceremony for the Nevada Army Guard’s Bravo Company, 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion was held in Las Vegas on Friday. The Las Vegas-based company of about 145 soldiers is set to deploy to Kuwait for nine months.

According to the Nevada Army Guard website, the 422nd engineers, installs, operates and maintains communications to support of the combatant commanders, Army service component commanders and other commands across the battle space.