Winning with Afghans by Matt Hall 25th Infantry Division 41st Combat Bomb Wing

41st Combat Bomb Wing

the speed and success of the Division's mission had cut major Iraqi lines of communications and opened the way to enemy destruction and defeat by the attacking coalition forces

In addition to its organic elements

securing key population centers and denying enemy freedom of maneuver along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border

Winning with Afghans by Matt Hall 25th Infantry Division 41st Combat Bomb WingFrom December 5, 2012 to August 2, 2013, the First Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) deployed to Kunar, Nangarhar and Nuristan Provinces in eastern Afghanistan. This marked the Bastogne Brigades fifth combat deployment since September 11th, 2001 and their second deployment to this area. As one of the first Security Force Assistance Brigades in the US Army, their mission focused on the development and mentorship of Afghan National