Photo By Sgt. Maj. Christopher Klutts | Soldiers from B Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th IBCT take part in a "combat...... read more read more
BAUMHOLDER, Germany – The newest standalone brigade combat team in the U.S. Army has become just that, a combat team.
Soldiers of B Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, became the first to wear the 170th IBCT former wartime service shoulder sleeve insignia, or combat patch, during a ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Aug. 30.
The B Company “Bulldogs”, deployed from here in June in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Bulldogs have been providing additional route clearance support for the 20th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Lumberjack.
“This ceremony means a lot to all the Bulldog soldiers. Not only does it signify that we’ve begun combat operations, but we have also made history,” said Capt. Lorintz B. Gleich, the B Company commander. “We’re the first soldiers to wear this patch in combat in over a half century, and we’ve been doing so for nearly two months as we’ve already cleared over 1000 kilometers of routes for our coalition partners and local nationals.”
For soldiers on their first deployment, the ceremony was more than a historical event for the 170th IBCT, said Pfc. Charles Moore, a combat engineer with B Company
“It gives me pride in my unit and country and makes me feel more like a vet than a newbie,” said Moore.
Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 170th IBCT are the next unit from the brigade scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan. 3-4 Infantry is slotted to deploy from here in December followed by the remainder of the brigade in early 2011.
(Sgt. Justin Bronson, assigned to B Company, 40th Engineer Battalion, 170th IBCT contributed to this article from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.)
| Date Taken: | 09.07.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 09.07.2010 10:14 |
| Story ID: | 55836 |
| Location: | BAUMHOLDER, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, DE |
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