▁military ▁members ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁operations ▁in ▁nine ▁of ▁Ira q ' s ▁ 1 8 ▁provinces . ▁The ▁highest - ran king ▁suic ide ▁in ▁Ira q ▁occurred ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁Major ▁and ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 4 ID . ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁The ▁Saint ▁Cloud - based ▁B , ▁ 2 nd ▁General ▁Support ▁A viation ▁Battalion , ▁ 2 1 1 th ▁A viation ▁Regiment , ▁depart ed ▁in ▁November ▁for ▁a ▁deployment ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Operation ▁New ▁Da wn . ▁F lying ▁CH - 4 7 ▁Ch ino ok ▁cargo ▁hel ic op ters , ▁the ▁Company ▁B ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁aer ial ▁movement ▁of ▁troops , ▁equipment ▁and ▁supplies ▁for ▁support ▁of ▁man eu ver , ▁combat ▁and ▁combat ▁service ▁support ▁operations . ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade ▁deployed ▁to ▁K uw ait , ▁supp lying ▁troops ▁for ▁Operation ▁New ▁Da wn . ▁The ▁brig ade ▁was ▁augment ed ▁with ▁ 1 – 1 8 0 th ▁Caval ry ▁and ▁ 1 – 1 6 0 th ▁Field ▁Art illery ▁from ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁National ▁Guard ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 1 2 th ▁Military ▁Police ▁Battalion ▁from ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁National ▁Guard . ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Person nel ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁exercise ▁T alis man ▁Sab er ▁to ▁collect ively ▁train ▁within ▁the ▁U .