The units flag is displayed, on a stack of Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) along side soldier's Load Carrying Equipment (LCE), Combat Packs, and weapons (Colt 5.56 mm M16A1s and a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)) of the 7th Chemical Company in a hangar at the England Airpark in Alexandria, Louisiana. The 7th Chemical Company soldiers are deploying in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM