Some of the last 1st Infantry Division Soldiers to deploy to Afghanistan will be home soon.

A redeployment ceremony is scheduled for Saturday morning to welcome home about 90 Soldiers assigned to the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade including the brigades command team and their colors.

The “Big Red One” first deployed troops to Afghanistan in 2008. This deployment is projected to be the last for a 1st Inf. Div. brigade in the region.

An uncasing will take place at this redeployment ceremony, where the brigades commander, Col. Matthew Lewis, will mark the “Demon” brigades official return home.

Also on the flight will be Lt. Col. Richard Martin, commander of the 601st Aviation Support Battalion. An Apache pilot by trade, Martin commanded the battalion which supported the brigade’s aviation assets with maintenance, fuel and ground transportation. He and his battalion conducted partnership training with the Kandahar Air Wing and the Afghan Air Force.

While deployed, the 1st CAB conducted aerial reconnaissance and aerial security for Kandahar Airfield, Shindand Airbase and several smaller bases while providing close combat air support for the International Security Assistance Force and Afghan forces. The 1,400 Demon Soldiers provided around-the-clock helicopter aviation support across an area the size of Montana.