After nine months of service overseas, members of a unit based on Arsenal Island came home to the Quad Cities. Last week, the 920th Contracting Battalion flew into the Quad City Airport from Kuwait and the Middle East, and was greeted by their families, Patriot Guard Riders, and the USO.
The battalion is one of several that oversees large-scale military contracts worth billions of dollars.
Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Eckmeier, the battalion's commander, says even though his unit works behind the scenes, their work is still very challenging.
Eckmeier has served in the Army since 1986 and has been deployed several times before. He says coming home is always gratifying.
For now, the 920th will continue overseeing Army contracts from its base on Arsenal Island.
