Soldiers with the 368th Engineering Battalion stand in formation following a Combat Patch Ceremony on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Soldiers of the 368th received the combat patch of the 302d Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, indicating wartime service, durin the ceremony, which was held June 6, in recognition of the battalion's first wartime engagement during the invasion of Normandy at Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944. The 368th Engineer Battalion, or Faisons, is deployed to Afghanistan as part of Task Force Overlord. The 25th Naval Construction Regiment, from Gulfport, Miss., is the command and control element for Task Force Overlord, which is responsible for construction engineering and engineering support in southern, southwestern and western Afghanistan.
Date Taken: | 06.06.2011 |
Date Posted: | 06.07.2011 06:46 |
Photo ID: | 411903 |
VIRIN: | 110606-N-IA881-109 |
Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
Size: | 1.76 MB |
Location: | KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF |
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