ane u ver ▁En h ancement ▁Brigade , ▁SD ▁National ▁Guard ; ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁Com bat ▁Team , ▁Iowa ▁National ▁Guard ; ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁Com bat ▁Team , ▁Wis . ▁National ▁Guard . ▁Com b ined , ▁the ▁division ▁represents ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁Cit izen - S old iers ▁in ▁units ▁station ed ▁across ▁eight ▁different ▁states . ▁ ▁Since ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁division ▁personnel ▁served ▁in ▁Operation ▁J oint ▁For ge ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁and ▁Operation ▁J oint ▁Guardian ▁in ▁Kos ovo . ▁Other ▁deploy ments ▁during ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁period ▁have ▁included ▁Operation ▁V ig il ant ▁Ham mer ▁in ▁Europe , ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁Theater ▁of ▁Oper ations , ▁and ▁Egypt , ▁and ▁J oint ▁Task ▁Force ▁Bra vo ▁– ▁H ond uras . ▁ ▁The ▁ 3 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁has ▁deployed ▁approximately ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁on ▁operations ▁since ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁At ▁home ▁this ▁has ▁included ▁troops ▁deployed ▁for ▁Operation ▁No ble ▁E agle ; ▁abroad , ▁units ▁and ▁individual ▁soldiers ▁have ▁deployed ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁and ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁Afghan istan ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 1 6 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁( aug ment ed ▁by ▁Company ▁D , ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion , ▁ 1 3 5