Vegas Desert Rats set to deploy to Afghanistan

Photos by Jessica Ebelhar

14 years ago

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The Army Reserve’s Delta Company, 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, also known as the Vegas Desert Rats, were honored Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 with a cookout at the VFW post near Nellis Air Force Base. The soldiers are being sent on a civil affairs mission in Afghanistan as the goal in the 10-year war turns to nation-building