Sgt. 1st Class Craig Lehman, a Columbus, Ind., native, and the area defense operation center battle non-commissioned officer, for the 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment "Ghost Riders", a National Guard unit out of Indiana, attached to the 1st Sustainment Brigade, along with Sgt. 1st Class Jason Thornbury, a Sellersburg, Ind., native, stands at the ready during the small-arms maintenance facility opening ceremony at the Taji national depot, May 21. The Soldiers were part of a VIP escort team organized by the 1st Sqdn., 152nd Cav. Rgmt., who provides force protection at Camp Taji in support of Multi-National Division - Baghdad.