More than 20,000 Army National Guard Soldiers are being notified by the Army to prepare for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. 19 the alert of seven Army National Guard Brigade Combat Teams and one Army National Guard Fires Brigade for planned rotations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Held Dec.The Department of the Army today joined the Department of Defense in announcing Oct. Taking over responsibility for the Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix The 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team colors, symbolizing the 33rd IBCT The Illinois Guardsmen are replacing Soldiersįrom New York’s 27th IBCT and taking over responsibility for theĬombined Joint Task Force Phoenix VIII mission to train and mentorįorces from the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police.īrig. Thoughts this holiday season while they are so far away from friends andģ3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldiers from the Security Forceīattalion identify their bags and prepare to move out after arriving atĬamp Phoenix in Kabul. Our deployed Soldiers live and work-will keep these Soldiers in their Illinois-in Peoria and the many other hometowns across the state where Post-mobilization training at Fort Bragg, N.C., it is good to finally be To being mobilized in late September, and two months of Speaking personally, after the months of training and preparation prior Humanitarian assistance and improvement projects to deliver much-needed In helping local Afghan governments throughout the country conduct
The legacy of CJTF Phoenix VII and previous Task Force Phoenix rotations In addition to training and mentoring the ANA and ANP, we are continuing Our success in this training and mentoring role is ultimately our exit Unfriendly forces from both within and along its borders. Self-generating army and police forces that are able to conduct lawĮnforcement and counterinsurgency operations to defend its citizens from Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will have trained, professional, In the end, if the CJTF Phoenix mission is successful the Our role is to help them and stand by them as they grow into The insurgency, sustain its legitimate government and support its Ultimately, it falls to the Afghans to defeat Remains to grow and develop the ANSF so it can secure its nation andĮstablish the rule of law.
The 33rd IBCT is leading the eighth CJTF Phoenix rotationĬonducting this training and mentoring mission. Responsibility for training and mentoring Afghan National Securityįorces of the Afghan National Army and Afghan National Police (ANA andĪNP). In all, the task force is more than 7,000 members strong.įor those unfamiliar with the CJTF Phoenix mission, the task force has Nations and various civilian contract companies that are part of the Task force, there are military forces from some 16 coalition partner In addition to the approximately 3,000 Illinois Guard Soldiers of the Responsibility for the CJTF Phoenix mission in a Transfer of Authority, The Illinois National Guard brigade formally assumed The Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix mission from the 27th IBCT of New Now on the ground here in Afghanistan and the 33rd IBCT has taken over Enjoy.ĬAMP PHOENIX, Kabul, Afghanistan - The last elements of the IllinoisĪrmy National Guard’s 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of Urbana are Merely cut and pasted from an emai earlier this week to here. So here it is in its glory, uncut and uncensored. It’s information about 33rd and from a guy who is there. Tim, whom I have known for years in his capacity with the Guard, has a job to do and he does it well. Now, you and I both know it’s not going to be a completely freeform letter. LTC Tim Franklin, a public affairs officer who deployed with the 33rd BCT, has volunteered to write every now and then on the comings and goings of the 33rd while they are in country.
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