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   Specialist (SPC) Mikel Brooks, United States Army, is a member of Task Force (TF) 2-153, currently stationed at South Camp in the Sinai, Egypt. TF 2-153, is the first pure National Guard unit to ever take over the Multinational Forces and Observers (MFO) mission in the Sinai desert.
   SPC Brooks, age 19, Graduated from Bald Knob High School and was attending Arkansas State University where he was studying psychology, when he was called to be part of TF 2-153. SPC Brooks is engaged to Candace Cloyes from Bald Knob.
   SPC Brook's MFO duties include force operations where he maintains supply lines to different remote sites. He also serves as a rifleman and slingload specialist, which are invaluable assets to TF 2-153rd's mission success. SPC Brook's military experience has helped him to become more self-sufficient and responsible. He also plays football in college and the military helps keep him physically fit.
   "I was excited about getting deployed, it is a honor to be apart of this mission", comments Brooks. SPC Brooks has been in the Arkansas National Guard for two years. This is his fIrst deployment with the Guard.

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