LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – The 8th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Trojan Horse, officially took control and responsibility of engineer operations in eastern Afghanistan, with the final transfer of authority to the 87th Sapper Company at FOB Airborne, June 4. Task Force Trojan Horse is confident in their skills and prepared to execute the mission ahead.
“Everyone is working hard at their respective missions, and we also continue to train in order to sharpen our skills,” said Lt. Col. Mark Geraldi, commander of Task Force Trojan Horse. “I am extremely proud of our new, expanded Trojan Horse Team!”
Their task force is a combination of organic units already assigned to 8th Eng. Bn., and also several additional units from across the Army. The battalion’s Headquarters and Headquarters Co., Forward Support Co., 59th Eng. Co., and 87th Eng. Co. are being joined by 40th Mobility Augmentation Co., 57th Sapper Co., 402nd Sapper Co., and 850th Horizontal Construction Co.
Task Force Trojan Horse replaced and will continue the mission of Task Force Die Hard, led by the 1st Engineer Battalion out of Fort Riley, Kan.
In the coming months, Task Force Trojan Horse must build supportive relationships with their partnered Afghan National Army units, in order to provide adequate training and mentorship on engineer operations. They must also answer to the call of all maneuver units requiring route clearance in Regional Command-East, in order to allow freedom of maneuver and eliminate the threat of improvised explosive devices.
Task Force Trojan Horse welcomes the mission and the challenge ahead as coalition forces reach the end of ISAF-led operations in Afghanistan. The task force is ready to take Afghan partnership to a new level and ensure an effective Afghan engineer force remains in Afghanistan once the coalition’s combat mission ends at the end of 2014.
| Date Taken: | 06.07.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 06.07.2013 06:21 |
| Story ID: | 108225 |
| Location: | LOGAR PROVINCE, AF |
| Hometown: | FORT CAVAZOS, TX, US |
| Hometown: | KILLEEN, TX, US |
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