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KFOR conducts radio tower maintenance
February 3, 2021
Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Finken, a contracting officer representative with Regional Command-East, Kosovo Force, inspects contractors performing maintenance during a radio systems inspection at Mount Golesh in Kosovo Jan. 28, 2021. During the inspection, the contractors check voltage on batteries, test transmitting power and perform other maintenance checks to ensure radio communication can be maintained.
US, Italian troops train to recover downed aircraft
February 1, 2021
U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Gambler and Italian soldiers with Airmobile Task Group Griffon respond to a downed aircraft scenario during an aerial reaction force exercise in Iraq. The exercise ensured the coalition partners’ cohesiveness in responding to downed aircraft emergencies in hostile environments.
Erbil Air Base among 1st in CENTCOM to receive COVID vaccine
January 29, 2021
U.S. Army Col. Scott Desormeaux, brigade commander of the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Erbil Air Base, Iraq, Jan.18, 2021. Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) received 300 vaccines for the Combined Joint Operations Area, 110 of those were administered at EAB.
Halfway through deployment, 28th ECAB remains focused
January 22, 2021
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 3-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, flies over the 28th ECAB's area of operations in the Middle East during a routine flight mission. Soldiers with the 28th ECAB recently passed the midway point of their deployment.
KFOR conducts sweeper operation
January 5, 2021
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Kosovo Force, Regional Command-East, conduct a helicopter landing site clearance operation at Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo on Dec. 23, 2020. Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard, the 702nd Ordnance Company, Grafenwoehr, Germany, and 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard, came together to carry out the first HLS clearing operation assigned to KFOR 28.