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KABUL, Afghanistan – The U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division assumed command of ISAF’s Regional Command-East during a transfer of authority ceremony at Bagram Airfield today.
The ceremony marked the official transition from Combined Joint Task Force-82 to Combined Joint Task Force-101, with the new unit assuming responsibility for ISAF operations 14 eastern provinces in Afghanistan.
Speaking at the ceremony, the commander of the ISAF Joint Command, Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez told members of the 82nd that as a result of their efforts, “Afghans today see before them the best chance for peace and prosperity that they have had in over three decades.”
Maj. Gen. John Campbell, commander of CJTF-101 and RC-E said, “Building upon past accomplishments, we will further combined action and unified action to help facilitate enduring Afghan solutions to Afghanistan’s challenges by, with and through our Afghan counterparts.”
The 82nd Airborne Division has been deployed to Afghanistan since June 2009 and is returning to its home base at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The 101st Airborne Division, deployed from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, will lead RC-E for approximately one year.
| Date Taken: | 06.14.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 06.14.2010 04:03 |
| Story ID: | 51332 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
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