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CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan – The 226th Signal Company relinquished responsibility over combat operations in Regional Command-North during a redeployment ceremony here July 20.
The 226th SC, an Army company from Fort Drum, New York, was assigned to 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and supported combat operations in RC-North for six months.
Led by Capt. Jesse A. Johnson, commander, and 1st Sgt. Masai A. Dalton, the company first sergeant, 226th SC provided more than 20,000 combined man hours of force protection for the personnel residing at Joint Combat Outpost Hairatan.
Lt. Col. James L. Turner, commander of 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, lauded the Soldiers while presenting them with awards for their individual deployment accomplishments. Turner also recalled 226th SC’s previous deployment to the area from October 2011 through October 2012.
“Some of the Soldiers in this formation deployed with the 226th Signal Company to Afghanistan in 2011,” Turner said. “You built the same very structures that you protected during this deployment.”
In addition to their force protection mission, the company successfully provided convoy communications support to all sustainment elements within JCOP Hairatan. The Soldiers of the 226th SC supported more than 60 missions and provided signal support for 1230th Transportation Company and 1569th Transportation Company during their deployment.
Many of the Soldiers successfully worked outside of their military occupation specialty. Some of the Soldiers of this Signal unit were trained infantrymen, which positively impacted the signal company’s force protection mission. Johnson attributed the diversity of skills to the success of the company.
Johnson said that his Soldiers worked around the clock without complaints, living up to their company motto “all day, all knights.” Many worked at levels well above their rank to accomplish the mission. He said even some of the most junior ranking Soldiers were placed in team-leader positions.
The company cased its colors toward the end of the ceremony, signifying the completion of the company’s multi-faceted combat mission in RC-N.
| Date Taken: | 08.03.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 08.03.2014 09:50 |
| Story ID: | 138125 |
| Location: | CAMP MARMAL, AF |
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