Topic: Afghanistan

Jordanian Engagement Team imams share with Afghans

June 18, 2013 |

Written by Sgt. Justin Moeller
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division

Khowst Province, Afghanistan – Imams with the Jordanian Armed Forces, Jordanian Engagement Team, met with village elders, mullahs and Afghan National Security Forces from Paktika and Khowst provinces June 11th.

The Jordanian imams, leaders or teachers of the Muslim religion, have been working on engagement teams since 2006 and spreading the Amman message, a calling for tolerance and unity in the Muslim world.

Capt. Imam Sabri Al Qudah with the Jordanian Engagement Team, based out of Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, talks to soldiers of the Afghan National Army’s 5th Kandak during a meeting June 11, 2013, in Khowst province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo Sgt. Justin Moeller, 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs)

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63rd Ordnance Company helps Fort Campbell Lifeliners support the Warfighters

June 15, 2013 |

Written by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario
101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan – Soldiers in Afghanistan require a few things in order to remain mission ready; food, rest, and most of all bullets. For Task Force Lifeliner getting bullets to the troops is a top priority.

Regional commands North, East and Capital all depend on it, which is half the Afghanistan Theater from one ammunition supply point (ASP) operated by one hardworking team.

Warrant Officer Alexander A. Arabian a native of Warwick, R.I., and ammunition technician with the 63rd Ordnance Company, briefs Col. Charles R. Hamilton a native of Houston, Texas and commander of Task Force Lifeliner key factors of the operations at the 63rd Ordnance Co. Ammunition Supply Point in support of multiple Afghanistan Regional Commands. The ASP has over 180 customers throughout the Regional Command East, North and Capital. (Photo by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario)

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Task Force Durable transfers authority to Fort Campbell’s Task Force Lifeliners in Afghanistan

June 14, 2013 |

Written by Sgt. 1st Class Mary Rose Mittlesteadt
101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs

Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan – A ceremony was held to denote the transfer of authority of sustainment operations and retrograde support at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, June 8th.

Task Force Durable, headquartered by 1st Sustainment Brigade from Fort Riley, KS, cased its colors as Task Force Lifeliners, headquarter by the 101st Sustainment Brigade from Fort Campbell, KY, unfurled its colors during the ceremony. The task force provides sustainment to Soldiers and retrograde support throughout the Regional Commands: East, North and Capital.

U.S. Army Col. Charles R. Hamilton, commander of the 101st Sustainment Brigade and Task Force Lifeliner and Command Sgt. Maj. Eugene J. Thomas Jr., unfurled the unit’s colors during the transfer of authority ceremony June 8, 2013, at Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario/Released)

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Fort Campbell’s Currahees don 101st Combat Patch 69 years after D-Day

June 13, 2013 |

Written by U.S. Army Sgt. Justin Moeller
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division

Khowst Province, Afghanistan – Approximately 6,600 paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division, including the Currahees, filled the sky above Normandy as they entered in to combat for the first time, June 6th, 1944.

In support of Operation Enduring Freedom, 69 years later, the Currahees are still answering their nation’s call to service.

Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team “Currahee”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), donned their “Screaming Eagle” Shoulder Sleeve Insignia-Former Wartime Service during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, June 6th.

Waiting in the hands of Command Sgt. Maj. Lamont Christian, command sergeant major of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat team “Currahee”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), is the combat patch for the 101st Airborne Division known as the “Screaming Eagle”, that the Currahees donned during a patch ceremony at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, on June 6, 2013 (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Justin A. Moeller, 4th Brigade Combat Team Publuc Affairs)

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Fort Campbell Lifeliner Medics value Training

June 11, 2013 |

Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan – Medics and other first responders with Task Force Lifeliner put their skills to test during a training exercise focused on a mass-casualty situation June 7th at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.

Mass-casualty exercises (MASCAL) assist medics in preparing themselves to make critical decisions under extreme circumstances. The ability to know what tools are needed at the right time and place if a catastrophic incident occurs is invaluable.

Soldiers with Task Force Lifeliner treat a mock-injured soldier during their training exercise June 7, 2013, at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. The training known as MASCAL (mass-casualty) prepares the medics and soldiers with combat lifesaver qualifications for situations in which the number of casualties exceeds the aid station capabilities to provide medical care. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario, Task Force Lifeliner Public Affairs)

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Fort Campbell Soldiers put Female Body Armor Prototypes through paces

June 10, 2013 |

Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan – Last summer, prototypes for new female body armor was distributed to select female 101st Airborne Division Soldiers at Fort Campbell, KY, for field-testing during an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

Gender-specific body armor has been, in many ways, a long time coming. Military clothing classically comes in two sizes: too big or too small. While this may be workable for garrison duty uniforms, it isn’t acceptable for protective gear.

U.S. Army Spc. Bianca Beck, team member, brigade Female Engagement Team, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Eagle Pass, Texas, secures equipment to her body armor at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on May 29, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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Fort Campbell’s Easy Company supports ANSF mission

June 8, 2013 |

Written by Sgt. Justin Moeller
4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division

Khowst Province, Afghanistan – Soldiers with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, supported the Afghan National Army’s 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 203rd Corps during a patrol mission in Khowst province, Afghanistan, on June 2nd, 2013.

Soldiers with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, take a knee in anticipation of heading out on a mission in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, on June 2, 2013. (Photo by Sgt. Justin A. Moeller, 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs)

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Fort Campbell Currahee Soldiers receive Combat Patch on D-Day Anniversary

June 8, 2013 |

Written by U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Ryan Scott
129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Paktya Province, Afghanistan – The 101st Airborne Division combat patch was presented to Currahee Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Lightning, during a patching ceremony, June 6th.

On this day, 69 years ago, Currahee Soldiers participated in Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy, France.

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Funk, noncomissioned officer in charge, Forward Operating Base Lightning Base Defense Operations Center, 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team “Currahee”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), conducted a combat patching ceremony for the Currahee Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Lightning June 6th, 2013. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Ryan Scott, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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Fort Campbell’s 1st Brigade Combat Team along with Afghan Border Police deliver Supplies to Local School

June 7, 2013 |

Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan – The Zone 1 Afghan Border Police along with 2nd Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police delivered school supplies to hundreds of students as part of a community outreach mission, May 25th, at a school in western Jalalabad.

U.S. Army Soldiers with ABP Zone 1 Security Forces Advise and Assistance Team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division assisted their Afghan National Security Forces counterparts by providing security and help hand out supplies.

A local Afghan schoolgirl smiles after she receives school supplies from Afghan Border Police and 2nd Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police soldiers during a community outreach mission, May 25, 2013, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich, CT 1-101 Public Affairs)

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101st Combat Aviation Brigade “Wings of Destiny” uncases Colors at Fort Campbell

By Bill Larson | June 6, 2013 |

Fort Campbell, KY – During a short ceremony on Tuesday the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade uncase the colors signifying the completion of their return to Fort Campbell after a nine-month deployment in RC East and RC North in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 2012–13.

Brig. Gen. Mark R. Stammer, the Acting Senior Commander of Fort Campbell officiated the ceremony which was hosted by Col. Paul Bontrager, the commander of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade.

101st Combat Aviation Brigade Uncasing Ceremony at Fort Campbell

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