▁Caval ry ▁Re con na issance ▁and ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁National ▁Guard , ▁the ▁brig ade ▁conducted ▁pre - m obil ization ▁training ▁in ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁California . ▁The ▁troops ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Afghan ▁security ▁forces ▁to ▁provide ▁security ▁and ▁assist ▁in ▁training . ▁ ▁Ira q ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 0 5 ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁ 3 4 th ▁ID ' s ▁own ▁D ▁ 2 1 6 ▁A DA ▁from ▁Mont ic ello , ▁M N ▁was ▁activ ated ▁for ▁deployment ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Operation ▁Ira qi ▁Fre edom . ▁From ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁through ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁battery ▁trained ▁under ▁the ▁ 8 1 st ▁En hanced ▁Se par ate ▁Brigade ▁( Arm ored ) ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁deployment ▁at ▁F t . ▁Lewis , ▁Y ak ima ▁Training ▁Center , ▁and ▁F t . ▁Ir win / National ▁Training ▁Center ▁( N TC ). ▁While ▁training ▁at ▁N TC , ▁D ▁ 2 1 6 ▁A DA ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁C AV , ▁ 2 nd ▁B CT , ▁ 4 / 5 ▁A DA . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁unit ▁moved ▁to ▁Camp ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁K uw ait , ▁then ▁con voy ed ▁north ward ▁to ▁Bag hd ad ▁in ▁early ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁From ▁April