U.S. Army Capt. Kristopher Hayman, left, and 1st Sgt. Keith Lawson, command team, 1864th Medium Transportation Company, case the unit’s guidon during the unit’s mobilization ceremony at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 8, 2026. The company will support U.S. European Command through Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa initiative that strengthens NATO’s eastern flank and deters threats across the region.
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U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1864th Medium Transportation Company stand in formation during their mobilization ceremony at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 8, 2026. The company will support U.S. European Command through Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa initiative that strengthens NATO’s eastern flank and deters threats across the region.
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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Randy Lau, land component commander, Nevada Army National Guard, talks to the family of the 1864th Medium Transportation Company’s Soldiers during the unit’s mobilization ceremony at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 8, 2026. The company will support U.S. European Command through Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa initiative that strengthens NATO’s eastern flank and deters threats across the region.
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U.S. Army Capt. Kristopher Hayman, commander of the 1864th Medium Transportation Company, talks with the family of the 1864th MTC’s Soldiers during the unit’s mobilization ceremony at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 8, 2026. The company will support U.S. European Command through Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa initiative that strengthens NATO’s eastern flank and deters threats across the region.
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U.S. Army Capt. Kristopher Hayman, commander, 1864th Medium Transportation Company, stands in formation during the unit’s mobilization ceremony at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 8, 2026. The company will support U.S. European Command through Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa initiative that strengthens NATO’s eastern flank and deters threats across the region.
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U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1864th Medium Transportation Company stand in formation during their mobilization ceremony at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 8, 2026. The company will support U.S. European Command through Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa initiative that strengthens NATO’s eastern flank and deters threats across the region.
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Families of the 1864th Medium Transportation Company applaud their service members during the unit’s mobilization ceremony at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 8, 2026. The company will support U.S. European Command through Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa initiative that strengthens NATO’s eastern flank and deters threats across the region.
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U.S. Army Soldiers with the 1864th Medium Transportation Company pose for a photo during their mobilization ceremony at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 8, 2026. The company will support U.S. European Command through Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa initiative that strengthens NATO’s eastern flank and deters threats across the region.
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U.S. Army Spc. Vincent John Panabang, a Soldier attached to the 1864th Medium Transportation Company, poses for a photo with his family during the unit’s mobilization ceremony at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 8, 2026. The company will support U.S. European Command through Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa initiative that strengthens NATO’s eastern flank and deters threats across the region.
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LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Army National Guard’s 1864th Medium Transportation Company held a mobilization ceremony Nov. 9 at Sierra Vista High School ahead of its deployment later this fall to support U.S. forces across Europe.
The company will support U.S. European Command through Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, a U.S. Army Europe and Africa initiative to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank and deter threats across the region. Its transportation mission will help ensure supplies and equipment reach troops supporting those efforts.
Brig. Gen. Randy Lau, land component commander of the Nevada Army National Guard, emphasized the company’s critical role in sustaining forces overseas.
“Without transportation, supplies don’t reach the fight,” Lau said. “Equipment doesn’t get where it needs to be, and combat formations cannot sustain their operations. You are not simply moving equipment; you are enabling combat power.”
The deployment comes 30 years after the company’s activation in October 1996. Its numerical designation honors 1864, the year Nevada entered the Union during the Civil War.
The company first deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in November 2004, transporting heavy equipment, ammunition and supplies from Kuwait throughout Iraq. During that deployment, the company logged more than 3.5 million miles and encountered 65 enemy engagements.
The unit returned to Iraq from 2009 to 2010, conducting heavy equipment transportation missions during the drawdown of U.S. forces. The company completed more than 300 missions and logged 1.2 million miles. Its service earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation.
Stateside missions have also tested the company’s ability to transport military cargo over long distances and through challenging conditions. During Operation Patriot Bandoleer in 2017, Soldiers transported 90 loads of munitions over Donner Pass while supporting the California Army National Guard amid severe winter weather.
The company later supported Northern Strike exercises in 2018 and 2019, logging nearly 400,000 convoy miles while supporting aviation assets across multiple states.
As the 1864th prepares for its next overseas assignment, Capt. Kristopher Hayman, company commander, reflected on the challenges and rewards of deploying.
“There is nothing harder for a Soldier to do than to deploy overseas. At the same time, there is nothing more rewarding than deploying overseas,” Hayman said.
Source: www.army.mil
