Fort Lee soldiers return from Afghanistan deployment

Photo By Patrick Buffett | Nineteen soldiers from the 612th Movement Control Team, led by Capt. Joseph Miller, front and center, render a salute during the playing of the national anthem at a Dec. 13 redeployment ceremony at Fort Lee, Va. The MCD was returning from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan. (Photo by Patrick Buffett)  

FORT LEE, VA, UNITED STATES

12.13.2012

Story by Stephen Baker 

Fort Gregg-Adams

FORT LEE, Va. - Just in time for the holidays, 19 soldiers with the Army’s 612th Movement Control Detachment were greeted by family and friends during a ceremony here Dec. 13 upon their return from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The detachment worked at Kandahar Airfield, while deployed, coordinating transportation.

The detachment, one of the few deployable units based at Fort Lee, is part of the 530th Combat Sustainment Support Brigade.

• Date Taken: 12.13.2012
• Date Posted: 12.13.2012 15:20
• Story ID: 99264
• Location: FORT LEE, VA, US