Mountain Grove Church in Granite Falls, N.C., hosted proud parents, nervous spouses, very energetic children, local employers, veteran service organization leaders and many, many friends for the North Carolina National Guard’s 1450th Transportation Company's deployment ceremony for duty in Kuwait in support of Operation Resolute Support, Jan. 9, 2015. “We (the Guard) are part of the community, it is an honor to deploy from here,” said Army Brig. Gen. Kenneth Beard, the NCNG’s assistant adjutant general – sustainment. The Lenoir and Jefferson, N.C., based unit has previously deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.