1. An Intro to my War
In October 2002, 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment sent a group of eighteen soldiers to Kuwait as part of a training exercise in support of 2/6 CAV. These soldiers eventually became the vanguard of the aviation support for V Corps.
5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment began preliminary preparations for joining the advanced party as early as October 2002. The main body of the battalion located at Giebelstadt Army Airfield began its deployment for the eventual participation of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 08 February2003. Bravo Company, located in Aviano Italy, completed the battalion’s deployment, by arriving in Kuwait on 21 March 2003.
Operation Iraqi Freedom began on 19 March 2003. 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment began both its air and ground movements into Iraq in the early hours of 21 March 2003. The battalion’s substantial convoy of vehicles and aircraft arrived at Objective Rams on the evening of 24 March 2003. 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment operated in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom while at Objective Rams from 24 March 2003 until 19 April 2003.
On 19 April 2003, an advance party from 5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment departed Objective Rams for Balad Airfield, renamed Camp Anaconda, located approximately 68 kilometers north of Baghdad, Iraq. The deployment of the main body of the battalion, including Bravo Company, was completed on 23 April 2003.
5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment remained located at Camp Anaconda, Iraq in continuous support of Operation Iraqi Freedom until their departure in February 2004.
2 Comments:
Hi I will be reading you blog for I want to know the real story not what the media spills to us and I have found this is the way to do so from blogs of those who were really there and willing to share with you. Thank you for taking the time to do this.
My best friend has just returned from Iraq at last after over a year, he was National Guards that was activated and is still active duty even now but at least he is back in the states and I have seen him.
I also have a blog but it is outside blogspot for I have my own domain...if you ever want to stop by it is wwww.alwaysvictoria.com
Vickie
Thanks.
The National Guard have an even more difficult road than us Active duty members. We, the Active members, somewhat expect to go to War and that is our job in life. The Guardsmen and Reservists, although they are expected to go to War if called, have a much different life and much more change when they are called to serve.
When we deploy--we go; we come back.
When they deploy--they first mobilize and train in the states for a few months; then they go; then they come back and close up the "loose ends" before they go back to their normal lives. In all, their process takes 18 months for a 1 year deployment...
--hats off to them--
--Saltue to all of our men/women out there serving everyday.--
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