Seated from left to right, U.S. Army Lt. Col. William

Seated from left to right, U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Mendelsohn, commander of the 224th Special Troops Battalion, California Army National Guard, Capt. David Caan, commander of the 224th Financial Management Company, and Capt. Philip Wang, commander of the 251st Financial Management Detachment (FMD), wait to address the audience at the 251st FMD’s departure ceremony at Azusa Armory in Azusa, California, Oct. 26, 2018. The ceremony honored the 251st FMD’s call to duty and departure to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Ramelb)