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Task Force Phoenix Commander Col. Alan Gronewold salutes a Soldier during a combat patch ceremony at Erbil Air Base, Iraq. Soldiers serving with Task Force Wolfpack earned the right to wear the 40th Infantry Division "Sunburst" patch on their right shoulders, signifying that they served their country in a combat zone. Gronewold placed the combat patch on their shoulders during the ceremony. Task Force Phoenix Command Sgt. Maj. Refugio Rosas, Task Force Wolfpack Commander Lt. Col. James Snowden and Task Force Wolfpack Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Coveney participated in the ceremony, congratulating each Soldier on this rite of passage. The Soldiers were from D Company, E Company and G Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion); B Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment (GSAB); C Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment; and A Company and B Company, 640th Aviation Support Battalion. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Maj. Jason Sweeney)
Task Force Wolfpack Soldiers stand at attention in front of Task Force Phoenix Commander Col. Alan Gronewold and Command Sgt. Maj. Refugio Rosas during a combat patch ceremony at Erbil Air Base, Iraq. Gronewold placed the combat patch on their shoulders during the ceremony. Task Force Phoenix Command Sgt. Maj. Refugio Rosas, Task Force Wolfpack Commander Lt. Col. James Snowden and Task Force Wolfpack Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Coveney participated in the ceremony, congratulating each Soldier on this rite of passage. The Soldiers were from D Company, E Company and G Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion); B Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment (GSAB); C Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment; and A Company and B Company, 640th Aviation Support Battalion.
| Date Taken: | 08.10.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 08.13.2021 07:26 |
| Photo ID: | 6781650 |
| VIRIN: | 210810-A-DP660-707 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 2.3 MB |
| Location: | ERBIL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, IQ |
| Web Views: | 55 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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1st Battalion
1st Assault Helicopter Battalion
combat patch; 1st Battalion
168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion); B Company
171st Aviation Regiment (GSAB); C Company
140th Aviation Regiment; and A Company and B Company
