Moments from New Mexico's National guards deployment ceremony

Tyler Marney walks his daughter Harley, 1, to their seats during a New Mexico National Guard deployment ceremony at Cleveland High School on Friday.

Damian Barney, left, hugs Alta Mitchel, the grandmother of his deceased wife, after the deployment ceremony at Cleveland High School on Friday.

Attendees rise for the the national anthem during the New Mexico National Guard deployment ceremony at Cleveland High School on Friday, May 16, 2025.

Mitchel Vandenplas tickles his daughter Hailee, 3, before a New Mexico National Guard deployment ceremony in Rio Rancho on Friday.

Krystina Sanchez (left) holds the hand of her fiancé Adam Sanchez (right) during the New Mexico National Guard deployment ceremony at Cleveland High School on Friday, May 16, 2025.

Krystina Sanchez, left, holds the hand of her fiancé Adam Sanchez, right, at Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho.

Hundreds of guardsmen being deployed to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti stand during a ceremony at Cleveland High School on Friday.

Aszha Charley (left) holds her niece Talia Diaz,7, (right) during the New Mexico National Guard deployment ceremony at Cleveland High School on Friday, May 16, 2025.

LT. Col. Sergio Hands, commander of the 1-200th Infantry Battalion of the New Mexico National Guard, speaks during a New Mexico National Guard deployment ceremony on Friday in Rio Rancho.

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Published May 17, 2025 - 5:00 p.m. Modified May 17, 2025 - 5:00 p.m.

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