Col. Heather Meeds, with the National Guard Affairs

Col. Heather Meeds, with the National Guard Affairs office, directs Brig. Gen. James Adkins, adjutant general of the Maryland National Guard, on where to go after exiting a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Sather Air Base, Iraq during a visit with deployed Maryland Guard troops June 1, 2011. During his visit, Adkins visited with soldiers from the 29th MPAD, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, and the 1729th Field Support Maintenance Company, all of which are deployed throughout Iraq.