3rd Brigade Combat Team Soldiers reunite with loved ones
Fort Campbell, KY – A welcome home ceremony was held for 33 returning Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), at Fort Campbell, KY, May 20th, to recognize the completion of their deployment to Afghanistan.
Soldiers from 3rd Brigade “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), exit the air craft after their long journey home at Fort Campbell Ky., May 29, 2013. The returning Soldiers have just completed their nine month deployment to Afghanistan, where they assisted the Afghan National Security Forces in taking the lead in operations for their country. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Brian Smith-Dutton, 3/101 Public Affairs)
Families, friends and colleagues greeted the Soldiers after returning from their nine-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom—where their endeavors and selfless service contributed significantly to mission accomplishment in assisting Afghanistan efforts Regional Command-East.
These Soldiers are some of the final members of the brigade to return home. They remained deployed longer to ensure the incoming brigade was ready to assume responsibility of areas within RC-East.
Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,” 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), are greeted by family members during their welcome home ceremony, May 24, 2013, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The Soldiers returned home after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, where they advised and assisted the Afghan National Security Forces to better enable them to take a lead role for their country in the future. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Brian Smith-Dutton, 3/101 Public Affairs)
