SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — About 180 Army Reserve soldiers based in Sioux City are preparing to be deployed to the Middle East. Maj. William Geddes says soldiers in the 960th Quartermaster Company will deploy to Kuwait and Iraq on Sunday. A send-off ceremony is set for 1 p.m. Saturday at East High School in Sioux City.

The company’s mission will be to supply ammunition, fuel and portable water purification. Geddes says the soldiers are expected to stay for about nine months.