A GATE CITY VIRGINIA-BASED MILITARY UNIT WILL BE ACTIVATED NEXT YEAR. THE 1032ND TRANSPORTATION UNIT OF THE NATIONAL GUARD WILL LEAVE FOR ACTIVE DUTY IN MID-MARCH 2010. THE UNIT WILL BE DEPLOYED TO FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY, FOR MOBILIZATION TRAINING FOR 45 TO 60 DAYS. THEN THE 170 SOLDIERS WILL HEAD TO AFGHANISTAN FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MONTHS. THE 1032ND WAS LAST DEPLOYED TO SERVE IN IRAQ IN 2003.