U.S. Army Lt. Col Patrick J. Ellis (right), commander
Summary
U.S. Army Lt. Col Patrick J. Ellis (right), commander of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Blue Geronimo and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kirk E. Johnson, of the 1st Bn. (Airborne), 501st Inf. Regt., unfurl their battalion ‘colors’ at Forward Operating Base Salerno in eastern Afghanistan Dec. 27. Task Force Blue Geronimo assumed responsibility of security and training operations in the province from the 1st Battalion-26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Blue Spaders. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson)
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25th infantry division
paratroopers
forward operating base salerno
501st infantry regiment
khowst province
4th brigade combat team airborne
the 1st battalion airborne
task force blue geronimo
combined joint task force 1 afghanistan
afghanistan
blue geronimo transfer authority to blue spaders
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war in afghanistan 2001 2021
Date
27/12/2011
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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