Lt. Col. Whitney Gardner, right, the commander of 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, and 1st Sgt. Alfredo Cespedes, the acting command sergeant major of 2-501st, case their unit colors during a ceremony at Roberts International Airport, located outside Monrovia, Liberia, Feb. 25, 2015. The ceremony marked the 2-501st’s successful completion of their mission in support of Operation United Assistance, where they were deployed as Task Force Iron Knights. The task force, Iron Knights, flew more than 330 mission
Lt. Col. Whitney Gardner, right, the commander of 2nd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, based out of Fort Bliss, Texas, and 1st Sgt. Alfredo Cespedes, the acting command sergeant major of 2-501st, case their unit colors during a ceremony at Roberts International Airport, located outside Monrovia, Liberia, Feb. 25, 2015. The ceremony marked the 2-501st’s successful completion of their mission in support of Operation United Assistance, where they were deployed as Task Force Iron Knights. The task force, Iron Knights, flew more than 330 missions, carrying over 2,700 passengers and nearly 200,000 pounds of equipment and materials, which directly supported the construction and operation of ETUs and laboratories. Operation United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation in Liberia to provide logistics, medical training and engineering support to Agency for International Development-led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in western Africa. ( Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Hoskins, 101st Airborne Division Public Affairs / Released) Fort Bliss aviators case colors 150225-A-CH600-085
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