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Utah mayor announces yearlong deployment to Afghanistan with Army National Guard

A temporary mayor will take over executive responsibilities in Brent Taylor’s absence.

Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune UTA's liaison for Weber and Box Elder Co., Brent Taylor, who is also the Mayor of North Ogden. The Utah Transit Authority Board discussed logistics of the controversial UTA Clearfield land deal during their open meeting, Wednesday, April 26, 2017.

The mayor of North Ogden announced Monday afternoon that he’ll take a yearlong leave of absence in order to deploy to Afghanistan with the Army National Guard.

Mayor Brent Taylor made the announcement in a Facebook Live broadcast, saying he will be part of an advisory team training staff of an Afghan commando battalion.