Topic: RC-East

Fort Campbell’s 4th Brigade Combat Team cases their colors as they prepare to deploy to Afghanistan

April 15, 2013 |

By Bill Larson and Spc. Justin A. Moeller, 4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs

Fort Campbell, KY – The 4th Brigade Combat Team on Thursday held a color casing ceremony marking the transition of the unit to a wartime footing as they prepare to once again deploy to Afghanistan. In November 2012, the Currahees received the news that they would be deploying to Regional Command East (RC-East) this spring, where they will continue to provide training and mentoring to Afghan security forces.

The Brigade and Regimental colors were cased during the ceremony on Thursday and will remain furled until the unit’s command completes its transition to Afghanistan where the colors will be unfurled to fly in combat.

4th Brigade Combat Team Commander Colonel Valery C. Keaveny, Jr. and Command Sgt. Maj. Michael A. Grinston prepare the Brigade Flag for casing in preparation for unit’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan

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Fort Campbell’s 1st Brigade Combat Team Taskmasters maintain traditions in Afghanistan

February 12, 2013 |

Written by  Sgt. 1st Class John D. Brown

Forward Operating Base Fenty,  Afghanistan – To be called a noncommissioned officer, or NCO, in the U.S. Army means that you have met the requirements set forth by the Army to be promoted to the rank of sergeant and the senior enlisted Soldiers and officers above you have the confidence in your ability to allow you to lead your fellow Soldiers. But that is just the beginning.

On February 6th, at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Task Force Taskmaster, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, hosted an NCO induction ceremony to welcome 53 newly promoted Soldiers into the corps of NCOs that make up the backbone of the Army.

The official party for the Task Force Taskmaster NCO Induction Ceremony, 426th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, renders a salute to the colors during the playing of the National Anthem at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 6, 2013. (Sgt. 1st Class John D. Brown/U.S. Army)

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Fort Campbell Welcomed Home 65 “Strike” Soldiers on Saturday

By Bill Larson | February 11, 2013 |

Fort Campbell, KY – On Saturday, February 9th, 2013 65 soldiers from 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike,” returned home to Fort Campbell, Kentucky the home of the 101st Airborne Division (air assault). These soldiers were returning from a nine-month deployment to RC-East in Afghanistan, where they continued the process of training and mentoring the Afghan National Security Forces and the Afghan National Police in preparation for their assumption of responsibility for the Afghan people security in that region.

“For the past 9 months. The Strike advisory teams have been deployed to Eastern Afghanistan, where they were put in charge of transferring combat power over to the Afghan National Security Forces, like the Afghan Army and the Afghan National Police. What that really means in layman terms is that our leaders from Strike were hand-picked to be sent over to help of our Afghan brothers by providing training and mentoring the leadership over there,” said Sgt. Joe Padula, the 2nd Brigade Combat Team’s Public Affairs Officer. “They’ve done an outstanding job!” He said.

The returning soldiers disembark from the aircraft and head past their families to the hanger

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Insurgent attacks kill 19, injure 37 civilians in eastern Afghanistan in December

January 1, 2013 |

Written by RC-East Public Affairs

Bagram, Afghanistan – Insurgents killed 19 civilians and wounded 37 others in eastern Afghanistan during the month of December.

Of the 22 insurgent attacks that caused death or injury during this time period, the deadliest incident occurred when a bomb placed at the main bazaar in Bak district of Khost province exploded, killing three innocent civilians and severely injuring four others. «Read the rest of this article»

Fort Campbell holds Welcome Home Ceremony for 116 soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team

By Bill Larson | December 14, 2012 |

Fort Campbell, KY – Yesterday morning At the crack of dawn 116 soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team “Strike” returned home to Fort Campbell after a nine-month deployment to RC East in Afghanistan. The soldiers continued the process of readying the Afghan National Security Forces for the 2014 withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.

Wintry temperatures had finally touched Clarksville after an unseasonably warm fall, with the outdoor temperature running a chilly 28°F, causing family members to bundle up against the cold. In their excitement, I doubt many of them really noticed.

First Lt. Mathew Miller places an engagement ring on the finger of his girlfriend, Caitlain Stein, moments after returning from his deployment to Afghanistan during a welcome home ceremony, Dec. 13, at Fort Campbell. (U.S. Army Photo)

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101st Airborne gets ‘put through the paces’ during Unified Endeavor 13-1

December 6, 2012 |

Written by Sgt. Grant Matthes
101st Airborne Division Public Affairs

Fort Campbell, KY – Prior to its scheduled return to Afghanistan, Screaming Eagle Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division Headquarters must complete one final task of knowledge and skill to prove they are up to the challenge for their next rendezvous with destiny.

This final task, operationally titled Unified Endeavor 13-1, will feature more than 600 participants from multiple U.S. Army divisions and units, as well as members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and will stretch over multiple countries and time zones from Fort Campbell to Germany to Kabul, Afghanistan.

Pvt. Joshua Wagner, a fires support specialist, Sgt. Ryan Davis and Staff Sgt. Nathan Wilkinson, both fires support noncommissioned officers, all with Company A, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, make their way to an exercise fusion cell during Unified Endeavor 13-1 here Dec. 2nd. (Photo by Sgt. Grant Matthes)

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Fort Campbell Welcomes Home 186 Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team and the 716th Military Police Battalion

By Bill Larson | December 5, 2012 |

Fort Campbell, KY – An early morning flight into Campbell Army airfield on Fort Campbell, Kentucky brought 186 soldiers home to the families in time for the Christmas holidays. The flight included 151 Strike Advisory Team soldiers, and 35 soldiers from the 716th Military Police Battalion.

The soldiers were returning from a nine-month deployment to Regional Command East in Afghanistan, where they continued the process of readying the Afghan National Security Forces for the 2014 withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.

The flight arrived 24 hours after it was originally expected as a result of inclement weather in Shannon in County Clare, Ireland.

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Fort Campbell Welcomes Home its Commanding General

By Bill Larson | May 21, 2011 |

Fort Campbell, KY – Fort Campbell held a Welcome Home Ceremony today for elements of its 101^st Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion; the flight included the 101^st Airborne Division Flag; Fort Campbell’s Commanding General Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, Command Sgt. Maj. Scott Schroeder, and 25 soldiers. «Read the rest of this article»

159 CAB Soldier to receive Air Medal and Purple Heart for actions in Afghanistan

December 31, 2010 |

Fort Campbell, KY - A Soldier with the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, is scheduled to receive the Air Medal for Service and the Purple Heart during a January 4th ceremony at Fort Campbell.

Spc. Leandro Garcia of the 563rd Aviation Support Battalion, 159th CAB, will be awarded the Air Medal for exceptional meritorious service in aerial flight in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 09-11 from December 15th to June 14th 2009 and the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in combat in support of OEF 09-11 during a mission to Outpost Restrepo in the Korengal Valley.

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