Capt. Nicholas Dixon, the forward detachment commander

Capt. Nicholas Dixon, the forward detachment commander of Detachment 2 Company A, 2nd Battalion, 641st Aviation Regiment, talks about the upcoming deployment at his unit’s call to duty ceremony Nov. 13, 2019, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. The unit, which is deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, operates the C-26 fixed-wing, twin engine turboprop aircraft, primarily used for personnel and cargo transport.