August 25, 2008, Wilmington, DE - A Delaware Army National Guard unit whose members include the son of Democratic vice presidential hopeful Sen. Joe Biden will report for deployment to Iraq in October, officials said Wednesday.

Beau Biden, 39, the attorney general for the state of Delaware, serves with the brigade as a captain and a military lawyer in the Judge Advocate General's Corps.

An Oct. 3 departure ceremony is scheduled for the 261st Signal Brigade. The brigade will travel to Fort Bliss, Texas, for training before being deployed to Iraq, where it is expected to remain for about a year, said Delaware National Guard spokesman Col. Len Gratteri.

The brigade will provide command, control and communications support for troops in Iraq.

Sen. Joe Biden was named Saturday as the running mate for presumptive presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.