Compilation of 10th mountain division firefights in. David provencher of the 10th mountain divisions 1st brigade combat team received the silver star medal, the nations third highest award for. I personally didnt film any of this, but i supported the. Seven unit rotations to afghanistan, iraq and europe announced. Carl dill collects the bag that covered an improvised explosive device in logar province, afghanistan, july 15.
The untold story of wwiis 10th mountain division ski troops kindle edition by shelton, peter. Media in category 10th mountain division in afghanistan the following 88 files are in this category, out of 88 total. Army 1st brigade 10th mountain division soldiers in their day to day duties during operation enduring freedom afghanistan in 20. Armys 10th mountain division headquarters tapped for afghanistan.
Here are the stories of the men and women of the first battalion, 87th infantry of. It was a subordinate formation of the 10th mountain division. Compilation of 10th mountain division and afghan national army soldiers directly engaging the taliban in afghanistan back in 20102011. National support element transfer of authority from third. Army announces new commander for 10th mountain division. The untold story of wwiis 10th mountain division ski troops. A soldier with the 10th mountain divisions 3rd brigade combat team guides a truck loaded with equipmentfilled metal containers on forward operating base shank, afghanistan.
Flags ordered to halfstaff for fort drum soldier who died in. Fort drum, ny top pentagon officials are in an uproar this week after news has leaked out that the armys vaunted 10th mountain division celebrated as the premier arctic and alpine warfighting unit of the military is actually nowhere near a single fucking mountain range. The 10th mountain division light infantry is a light infantry division in the united states army based at fort drum, new york. Mountain division assumes command in afghanistan dvids. Us soldiers from the 10th mountain division, with their m. Troops from the 7th infantry division and the 10th mountain divisions 2nd brigade combat team have formed a mission command node a.
Amber robinson download screenresolution download highresolution. Armys 10th mountain division headed to afghanistan as us. The division redeployed the last of more than 8,600 division soldiers who served. The light infantry division from fort drum, new york, is back for the sixth time in afghanistanthis time in support of operation. Footage of soldiers from the 10th mountain division arriving in afghanistan. Two 10th mountain soldiers killed in afghanistan tuesday.
In order to view this feature, you must download the latest version of flash. It explores how they succeeded in breaking the invincible gothic line leading to the freeing of italy. The 1st brigade combat team, 10th mountain division is an active infantry brigade combat. Creek company, 10th mountain division in afghanistan. During this deployment the company was attached to combined joint special operations task force afghanistan. Bagram airfield, afghanistan as part of the shift in the u. Soldiers of the 10th mountain division in the korangal valley, kunar province, afghanistan christ, mr james f. The 10th mountain division handed over control of the mnfhaiti to the 25th infantry division on 15 january 1995. Army 10th mountain division, 371 cavalry to the kunar and nuristan areas to check. Us soldiers from the 10th mountain division, with their m4 carbine rifles, relax alongside the maxxpro mine resistant ambush protected vechiles prior to going on an operation at the forward operating base ghazni on may 24, 20. April 27, 2020 10th mountain soldiers volunteer to save lives april 24, 2020 fort drum children get creative for month of the military child april 24, 2020 fort drum. Creek company, 10th mountain division in afghanistan youtube. The pentagon has identified the service member killed sunday in iraq in a roadside bomb attack as a soldier from the u.
First activated as the 10th light division alpine in 1943 and most recently deployed in afghanistan and iraq, the 10th mountain division has more than. Two 10th mountain division soldiers were killed when a suicide vehicleborn improvised explosive device exploded near their convoy in kabul may 18. Dill is currently assigned to the 741st explosive ordnance device battalion, task force spartan, 3rd brigade combat team, 10th mountain division. In a statement, mennes called the 10th mountain the most. It was active from the time cfca stood up circa 15 april 2004 to the time the international security assistance force isaf took full command of the coalition military operations in afghanistan in october 2006. Lead photos news photos photo essays week in photos videos dod video news imagery archive. Some 3,200 soldiers of the 3rd brigade, 10th mountain division, will have their tour in afghanistan extended for up to 120 additional days, defense department officials announced today. Korengal valley road afghanistan war series book 11. This page attempts to tell the stories of the 10th mountain soldiers initially deployed to central asia iso oef 1. The world war ii odyssey of the 10th mountain division, americas. An afghan translator with the 4th brigade of the 10th mountain division based in fort polk.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. This video spans our 8 month deployment to afghanistan towards the end of the war from june 20 to february 2014. Armys 10th mountain division about his plan to begin drawing down troops user created clips from this video december 3, 2010. Before i started filming we were walking up onto an elevated housing compound when we. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
Soldiers of the 10th mountain division in the korangal valley, kunar province, afghanistan. While the secret has been kept well under wraps for years, the information finally surfaced during a strategic. The soldiers routinely patrol close to the border, trying to draw insurgent fighters into contact as they come over the border. Firefight took place in kherwar district in logar province. Army officials say more than 2,500 soldiers in the 10th mountain division will be deployed to iraq and afghanistan in the coming weeks. Us forces afghanistan 10th mountain division combat. Freelance journalist doug grindle was embedded with the 215 field artillery unit of the u. In early december, the army announced that the 1st bct from the 10th mountain would be replacing the 3rd brigade combat team of the 82nd.
Fredrick odonnell, usfora bagram chief of staff, placed the combat patches on his soldiers right arm. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. More recently, the 10th mountain has been conducting operations in iraq. This video attempts to explain the leadup to the u. Orgune, afghanistan they may have the newest army uniforms, but for soldiers from the 2nd battalion, 87th infantry regiment, operating in eastern afghanistan is old hat. Major general benjamin freakley, commander of the combined joint task force76 and commanding general of the 10th mountain division, spoke by live remote video link to reporters in the pentagon. The 1st brigade combat team, 10th mountain division is an active infantry brigade combat team of the united states army based at fort drum in new york. Based at fort polk, louisiana, the brigade was active from 2005 to 2015. This spring, 250 soldiers from fort drum near watertown, n. Brian mennes, the divisions commander, will lead the deployment. A member of the armys fort drumbased 10th mountain division died earlier this week in a noncombat related incident at bagram airfield in afghanistan. Branden tyme kimball, 21, was assigned to 3rd battalion, 10th aviation regiment of the 10th mountain division light infantry combat aviation brigade, based in fort drum, n.
Combined joint task force 76 cjtf76 was a us led subordinate formation of combined forces command afghanistan cfca headquartered in kabul, afghanistan. Freelance journalist doug grindle narrated the video he shot in afghanistan. Townsend born 1959 is a united states army fourstar general, who serves as commander, united states africa command since july 26, 2019. This book looks at one unit of the 1st brigade combat team of the 10th mountain division and the soldiers who fought to win over the triangle of death, an area which the insurgents were trying to dominate in iraq following the 2005 elections. Since the september 11, 2001 attacks, 10th mountain division units have played significant roles in afghanistan and iraq. Army 10th mountain division in the area of mahmudiyah, iraq, several miles south of baghdad. Us 10th mountain division in world war ii menatarms book 482 kindle edition by rottman, gordon l. The 10th mountain division headquarters will replace 1st armored division headquarters in afghanistan this spring, the army announced friday. The 101st airborne division operated in eastern afghanistan three times, and the 10th mountain division now has been in the east four times and once in the south. This work, 10th mountain divisions spartan brigade lives on amber in afghanistan, by cpt john landry, identified by dvids, must comply with the restrictions shown on s. The video opens with a scene of the september 11th, 2001, attacks on the world trade center, and moves into the countries. The 4th brigade combat team, 10th mountain division patriot brigade is an inactive infantry brigade combat team. Pentagon identifies soldier killed in iraq from 10th. An infantry brigade combat team of the 10th mountain division will be the first unit to get the new joint light tactical vehicles, or jltvs, around january 2019 once fullrate.
Drum soldiers to deploy to afghanistan this spring. Dvids news 10th mountain divisions spartan brigade. Three 10th mountain division soldiers who deployed in march to afghanistan were killed saturday by an improvised explosive device. Major general benjamin freakley, commander of the combined joint task force76 and commanding general of the 10th mountain division, spoke by. A year at war more than thirty thousand american soldiers have taken part in the afghanistan surge. Designated as a mountain warfare unit, the division is the only one of its size in the us military to receive intense specialized training for fighting in mountainous and arctic conditions. Amongst these have been the famous rescue of downed navy seals during operation anaconda in afghanistan in 2001, and the successful maintenance of security of western baghdad including the exceedingly violent abu ghraib neighborhood during the first democratic iraqi. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading climb to conquer. The 10th mountain division light infantry is a light infantry division in the united states army. David buzzard from fayetteville, north carolina, part of 1st platoon blacksheep creek company. The brigade headquarters carries the lineage of the 10th mountain divisions original headquarters company, and served as such in world war ii, and in peacetime at fort riley, fort benning, and west germany in the 1940s and 1950s.