A familiar face will be among the more than 300 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers set to be deployed this weekend. Egg Harbor Assistant Fire Chief Jason Staats participated in a send-off ceremony earlier today at Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Camp Douglas, Wis. According to the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, the soldiers being deployed are part of the 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, the 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, the 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, and the 457th Chemical Company. As a part of their year-long deployment, the soldiers will support the efforts of the U.S. Central Command in Southwest Asia and U.S. Africa Command located in the Horn of Africa by providing medical care capabilities and participating in tactical missions. Staats has been a part of the Wisconsin National Guard for approximately 15 years and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2019.