Soldiers from NH National Guard deploying to Middle East

Soldiers from the New Hampshire National Guard are deploying to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield.More than 130 soldiers from the Milford-based Charlie Company, 172nd Mountain Infantry Regiment departed New Hampshire on Wednesday.They will spend the next month at Fort Bliss, Texas, before heading overseas as part of a security force to protect personnel and equipment stationed throughout the U.S. Central Command area of operations. The deployment is expected to last 10 months.

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

Soldiers from the New Hampshire National Guard are deploying to the Middle East in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

More than 130 soldiers from the Milford-based Charlie Company, 172nd Mountain Infantry Regiment departed New Hampshire on Wednesday.

They will spend the next month at Fort Bliss, Texas, before heading overseas as part of a security force to protect personnel and equipment stationed throughout the U.S. Central Command area of operations.

The deployment is expected to last 10 months.