Change of command and deployment ceremony: The 208 gets ready to head to Kuwait [Video]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The 208th Construction Management Team from the Alaska Army National Guard will deploy to Kuwait in December, supporting Operation Spartan Shield.

A command change and deployment ceremony was held on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) honoring the soldiers set to leave friends, family and jobs for roughly 10 months.

“We know we’re a small group of technical experts,” Capt. Trey Caram, new commander of the 208, said. “What we do is we actually go forward and we conduct quality assurance and inspection on construction projects that the Army might be building with foreign nationals or troops downrange. We kind of make sure everything is meeting quality and safety standards so that it’s all going according to plan.”

Sgt. Lester Tuazon is one of the seven soldiers set to deploy. He’s a technical engineer tasked with surveying, computer-aided drafting, and materials testing.

“I am excited to deploy because …