It’s been 10 months since family and friends gathered in Trenton and Jefferson City to send off about 170 Citizen-Soldiers with the 548th Transportation Company to southwest Afghanistan. While the unit has conducted hauling missions throughout the country, day-to-day business has continued at the Trenton armory.

This past year, the troops that remained stateside have carried on with monthly drills, the armory completed a major construction project and military vehicles continued to be serviced in their garage. At the helm is Sgt. 1st Class Casey Smith who temporarily came on board in Trenton to keep things running at the armory, and also look after the Soldiers in Afghanistan.

As the one year mark approaches, plans are being arranged to bring the troops
home. Smith has begun to coordinate the welcome home ceremony, as well as
orchestrate moving the unit and their equipment back to the United States. Though no date has been set, Smith is preparing for the unit’s return this spring.

Staff Sgt. Angela Scobee is a recruiter based at the Trenton armory and has a soft spot in her heart for these road warriors. Scobee enlisted nearly 30 of the troops currently serving in Afghanistan.