TF White Eagle seventh rotation ends its mission

FORWARED OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN

10.28.2010

Courtesy Story

Combined Joint Task Force 101

By Artur Weber

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Task Force White Eagle’s seventh Polish rotation transferred authority to its eighth rotation on Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Oct. 28.

The Polish Ambassador to Afghanistan, Maciej Lang, Gov. Musa Khan, Ghazni province governor, Regional Command East commander, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell, Polish Maj. Gen. Jerzy Michalowski, deputy commander of the Polish Operational Command, and the TF White Eagle seventh and eighth rotation commanders all attended the ceremony.

"We all, from the private to me, going home to Poland, will become ambassadors to the Afghan people," said Polish Brig. Gen. Andrzej Przekwas during the ceremony.

Campbell, RC-East and Combined Joint Task Force 101 commander, thanked the seventh rotation’s commander, Polish Brig. Gen. Andrzej Przekwas, for his six months of effort in commanding TF White Eagle.

The incoming commander, Polish Brig. Gen. Andrzej Reudowicz, said the eighth rotation is well prepared to the mission.

"So today, and now, Task Force roto eight, is in charge of its battle space ... The people of Ghazni Province will benefit from this great team,” said Campbell as he welcomed Reudowicz.

Khan said Przekwas leaves Afghanistan as a friend to the people of Ghazni. He also wished success to the new Polish commander.

"We met in Poland, he is a very experienced general," said Khan.

Przekwas, whose rotation officially ended during the TOA, mentioned plans for the mission that he had yet to complete.

"We know we did not manage [to complete] everything we wanted," he said. "But we can also proudly say that we didn’t waste our time here."

He went on to wish his successors all the best.

"The future of the Afghan people who became so close to our hearts, depend on their efforts,” said Przekwas.

Reudowicz stressed there are very few Afghans who remember the peace in the province of Ghazni, but those few remember its prosperity. "This is a challenge for us," he said. He pointed out the unit spent nearly a year preparing for this mission. The soldiers got to know the operating environment, learned about the needs of people and also benefited from the experience of predecessors and allied forces.

• Date Taken: 10.28.2010
• Date Posted: 10.28.2010 14:55
• Story ID: 59016
• Location: FORWARED OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, AF