BDE Town Hall Nov 2011 by Warhorse Pao

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WARHORSE TOWN HALL VTC

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Afghanistan

Faizabad JOWZJAN KUNDUZ Kunduz

Mazar-e Sharif

Shibirghan

Taloqan

BADAKSHAN TAKHAR

BALKH Sar-e Pul

Aibak Pul-e Khumri

RC NORTH SAMANGAN

Maimanah

BAGHLAN

SAR-E PUL

FARYAB

Bazarak PANJSHAYR

BAMYAN Bamyan

BADGHIS Qal'ah-ye Now

Charikar PARWAN

Maidan Shahr WARDAK

Herat HERAT

KUNAR Asadabad

Jalalabad

Pul-e 窶連lam

Nili Ghazni

RC WEST

Mehtar Lam LAGHMAN

NANGARHAR

LOGAR

RC EAST

GHOR

KAPISA Mahmud-e Raqi

KABUL

Chaghcharan

Parun NURISTAN

DAYKUNDI

Peshawar Islamabad

PAKTIYA Gardez

Khost (Matun)

GHAZNI

KHOST Sharan

Miram Shah

URUZGAN Tarin Kot

FARAH

ZABUL

PAKTIKA

Farah Qalat

Lashkar Gah

Kandahar

RC SOUTHWEST Zaranj

HELMAND KANDAHAR

NIMROZ

RC SOUTH

Quetta

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The Terrain

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Afghanistan Clothing

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Afghan Children

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The Food of Afghanistan

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The Vehicles of Afghanistan

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The Police of Afghanistan

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Afghan National Army

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Accomplishments Securing the People

Assisting Afghan Government

Economic Development

Building Security Forces

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Dining in Afghanistan

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Keeping Fit

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Staying Connected

CTF Warhorse 2BCT, 4ID

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2STB: TF LONESTAR

Disposition of Forces

15-Nov-11

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First Five Months • Removed insurgents from safe havens in Shewan interior, enabled ANSF stronghold to be established • Developed 2 ANSF combined coordination centers • Trained and mentored ANSF to the extent that they are ready to assume the lead for security in central Farah Province • Developed Afghan Local Police program to provide security for the rural populace • Partnered with ANP Training Facility in Farah city to enhance training of 4 classes of new recruits

Fun Facts

Quality of Life

• Heated showers and access to laundry facilities at all US bases in AO

• 2 Castles from Alexander the Great

• Hot chow served for every meal

• Population is approximately 109,000

• Gym at every US base, 3 on FOB Farah

• 11 separate districts

• Expanded amount of sleeping quarters reducing amount of people per room • MWR Facilities at each JCOP provides even the most remote soldiers access to Telephone and Internet. •AFN TV at each JCOP allows Soldiers to maintain SA on current events •Future Plans for a new gym on FOB Farah as well as Post Exchange, Green Bean and a new DFAC

• Farah Province is twice the size of Maryland • Tomb of Syed Muhammad Jaunpuri, descendent of Muhammad who founded Islam and is visited by thousands every year • Entire country exists on one half time zone and has no daylight savings time

CTF Warhorse 2BCT, 4ID

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3-16 FAR: CTF THUNDER

Disposition of Forces

15-Nov-11

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First Five Months • Revitalized OCC-P in Qual-E-Nal • Established a position in Qadis district; first ever for Coalition Forces • Executed two Ground Movements to Bala Murgab; 20 day mission • Expanded Area of Operations and Partnerships • Over $200K Cerp Projects to include the Restoration of bridges and key infrastructure • Expanded ANSF Literacy Program

Quality of Life • Established Quality Field feeding capability at all of our forward locations • Camp Stone & Qual e Nal have all the amenities of other locations

Fun Facts • Soldiers eat in both Spanish & Italian Dining facilities in different locations • All of our Positions are partnered with either Spanish, Italian or Afghan units • Our area is large; 120Km North to South, 110 Km East to West

CTF Warhorse 2BCT, 4ID

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204th BSB: TF Rough Rider

15-Nov-11

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First Five Months

• HHC 204th BSB: FOB Walton, Camp Nathan Smith (CNS), Kandahar Airfield (KAF) and Daschtu (Forward Logistics Element) • A/CO 204th BSB: FOB Walton, CNS, KAF and Daschtu • B/CO 204th BSB: FOB Walton, KAF • C/CO 204th BSB: FOB Walton, CNS, KAF

Quality of Life

• Operation Clean Sweep: TF Rough Rider removes excess equipment from the CTF Warhorse Area of Operations. As of 11NOV11, the 204th BSB has turned in over $10,344,730 in reusable parts back into the supply system. • Convoys: 204th BSB Soldiers distribute supplies throughout the CTF Warhorse Area of Operations. As of 11NOV11, TF Rough Rider has completed over 240 convoys. • AUP Professionalization: The 204th Logistics Training Advisory Team provides vital training to Afghans on sustainment functions to ensure our partners are more capable, competent and confident in their ability to execute logistics tasks and are introduced to contracted services.

Fun Facts • Building a BSB Deployment Yearbook •Published 16 issues of the Rough Rider Connection to provide family members with a weekly publication • Conducted 9-11 Ceremony • Received confirmation that Santa Clause will appear at FOB Walton this year 204th

• Soldiers enjoy a fantastic dining facility known as the best DFAC in RC-South and possibly the best in all of Afghanistan • Soldiers have the option to shop at 4 different local vendors for a variety of items • Currently constructing the Warhorse Oasis at FOB Walton, which will serve as a retreat for war fighters to reflect and regain resiliency and take a break from the demands of combat

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CTF Warhorse 2BCT, 4ID

1-10 CAV: CTF BISON

Disposition of Forces

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First Five Months  At one point we had 12 company HQ operating over 7 Sub Districts -5 MP Companies and 2 CAV Troops as land owners, HHT 1-10, D FSC, HHT BDE, A & B STB

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D 1-10 1-10 561 DARK HORSE Champions Havoc

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 Partnered with Afghan Uniformed Police at 11 Police Sub Stations, embedded / living at 7  Primary Focus is Police Professionalization  Secondary focus is connecting people to the government

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C CRAZY

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A APACHE

Blackhorse

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Quality of Life

 Interact daily with SFATs 5, 9 and10

Interesting Facts

 TV and internet at every FOB and Police Sub Station

 KC is home to about 800,000 people 70% Pashtuns , 20% Tajiks, 10% other; most consider themselves Kandahari.

 Most locations have new gym equipment

 Around 50,000 residents are nomadic Kuchi

 Hot meals available at all locations

 KC founded in 330 BC by Alexander the Great

 Soldiers live in tents, buildings, and trailers; all have A/C and heat

 KC has an approximate literacy rate of 28%, 43% of men and 12% of women

 Green Beans planned for CNS

 Traditional Afghan Values; Hospitality, Honor & Family

CTF Warhorse 2BCT, 4ID

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1-67 AR: CTF DEALER

Disposition of Forces • Nearly 1000 soldiers are spread over 17 COPs spanning over 770 square kilometers consisting of mostly farmland just West and North West of Kandahar City.

Quality of Life •Every COP has SPAWARE and internet access of sorts •Most COPs have some semblance of a gym •Hot showers most of the time •At least two hot meals a day •Mail is usually delivered once a week to each COP/FOB

15-Nov-11

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First Five Months •Witnessed the opening of many schools in the area for the first time in years. •FSC conducted over 150 convoy’s to over two dozen locations while cooking, maintaining, and supporting every aspect of Dealer life. •Significant Activities including enemy attacks are down over 80% compared to the same time last year. • 4 x ARCOM for Valor awarded to DEALER Soldiers

Fun Facts • The Arghandab was the birthplace of the Taliban • The Baba Sahib Shrine is the #4 of 13 “things to do in Kandahar” according to Lonely Planet.com • One police location in our AO has its own Camel “Chewy” • C Co recently met a villager who is 120 years old

CTF Warhorse 2BCT, 4ID CPT Anderson 1SG Barksdale

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2-8 IN: CTF TALON

Disposition of Forces

CPT Peabody 1SG Morris

2-8

CPT Barakowski 1SG Smith CPT Holm 1SG Smith

HHC

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CPT Pachucki 1SG Navaro

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CPT Intile SFC Meyers

15-Nov-11

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First Five Months • Partnered with six police sub stations across Kandahar City • Developed AUP to take lead in Kandahar Security • Trained Afghan Uniformed Police in basic policing skills • Vehicle and Personnel Searches • Cordoning area for search • Patrolling

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• Supported AUP build of staff systems for logistics, personnel, communications, and maintenance

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•Started build of three new police stations

Quality of Life

Fun Facts

• Gym at every FOB/COP; it’s no Gold’s Gym but it gets the job done

• 1 Castle and 1 Mountain Fortress from Alexander the Great in our Area of Operation.

• MWR Facilities at each COP provides even the most remote soldiers access to Telephone and Internet.

• Population of Kandahar City is estimated at approximately 500,000; 20% larger than Colorado Springs.

•AFN TV at each COP allows Soldiers to relax when not on patrol and enjoy some current events, sports, movies, etc.

•Most buildings, even in the city, are made of mud-brick, made by mixing water, dirt, sand, and straw and drying it in the sun.

• Upcoming move to FOB Frontenac for HHC, FSC, and Chimera will provide Soldiers with a top of the line DFAC, GYM, MWR, and even a basketball court.

•Kandahar and the surrounding area are world famous for Pomegranates.

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