Capt. Sean Linn prepares every day for deployment of the 891st Engineer Battalion.
Linn, a Guardsman since April 1987, is the battalion’s administrative officer and commander of its headquarters company, based in Iola.
“We’re constantly preparing for deployment, in what we do every day and during once-a-month weekend drills,” Linn said.
While the trend has been for Guard units to receive advance notice of deployment, it is possible the 891st could be called to duty in just a matter of days, even hours. Some soldiers from the battalion were dispatched…
Deployment possible
