Task Force Dragon, 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division brought home about 120 of its Soldiers from Afghanistan Saturday. Families and friends of the returning Iron Eagles gathered in the late evening at the Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group to welcome back their Soldiers who returned to Fort Bliss after a nine-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The battalion, whose mission was to provide aviation assets for combat, medical evacuation, and troop and equipment transport for , International and Afghan National S


Task Force Dragon, 1st Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division brought home about 120 of its Soldiers from Afghanistan Saturday. Families and friends of the returning Iron Eagles gathered in the late evening at the Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group to welcome back their Soldiers who returned to Fort Bliss after a nine-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The battalion, whose mission was to provide aviation assets for combat, medical evacuation, and troop and equipment transport for , International and Afghan National Security Forces, will continue redeploying its troops and equipment through November. Photos by Spc. Jeanita C. Pisachubbe, 1st AD CAB Public Affairs


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