More than 150 soldiers prepare to head over-seas.

They are members of the 1462nd Transportation Company out of Howell.

They'll train at Fort Bliss, Texas, before heading to Kuwait.

Nearly 1,200 Michigan National Guard members are deployed across the world to support the war on terrorism.

That's nearly 5% of the entire state force.

The remaining 95% remain in Michigan to respond to any state emergency.