bde town hall nov 2011

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WARHORSE TOWN HALL VTC

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Peshawar

Islamabad

Miram Shah

Quetta

Maidan Shahr

Pul-e

‘Alam

Ghazni Gardez

Jalalabad

Mehtar

Lam

Asadabad

Faizabad

Taloqan

Pul-e Khumri

Kunduz

Aibak

Mazar-e

Sharif Shibirghan

Maimanah

Bazarak

Herat

Farah

Zaranj

Lashkar Gah Kandahar

Qalat

Tarin Kot

Chaghcharan

Bamyan

Sharan

Parun

Sar-e Pul

Khost (Matun)

Nili

Mahmud-e

Raqi

Charikar

Qal'ah-ye Now

NIMROZ

FARYAB

HERAT

FARAH

HELMAND KANDAHAR

ZABUL

URUZGAN

GHOR

KABUL

DAYKUNDI

BADGHIS

JOWZJAN

SAR-E PUL

BALKH

SAMANGAN

KUNDUZ

TAKHAR BADAKSHAN

KHOST

PAKTIYA

LOGAR NANGARHAR

GHAZNI

WARDAK

BAMYAN

PARWAN

BAGHLAN

NURISTAN

KUNAR

LAGHMAN

PANJSHAYR

PAKTIKA

KAPISA

RC WEST

RC SOUTHWEST

RC EAST

RC NORTH

RC SOUTH

Afghanistan

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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

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UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED CTF Warhorse

2BCT, 4ID UNCLASSIFIED

(FOUO) 15-Nov-11 2STB: TF LONESTAR

First Five Months

Quality of Life Fun Facts

• 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

• Heated showers and access to laundry facilities at all US

bases in AO

• Hot chow served for every meal

• Gym at every US base, 3 on FOB Farah

• 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

• 2 Castles from Alexander the Great

• Population is approximately 109,000

• 11 separate districts

• 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

Disposition of Forces

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(FOUO) 15-Nov-11 3-16 FAR: CTF THUNDER

Disposition of Forces First Five Months

Quality of Life

Fun Facts

• 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

• 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

• Established Quality Field feeding capability at all of our

forward locations

• Camp Stone & Qual e Nal have all the amenities of other

locations

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(FOUO) 15-Nov-11 204th BSB: TF Rough Rider

First Five Months

• 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.

Quality of Life

• 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

Fun Facts • Building a 204th 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

• 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

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(FOUO) 15-Nov-11 1-10 CAV: CTF BISON


Interesting Facts

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Champions HHT 1-10

Havoc

Blackhorse 1775

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D 1-10 DARK HORSE

A 1-10

APACHE

C 1-10

CRAZY

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

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

Interact daily with SFATs 5, 9 and10

Quality of Life KC is home to about 800,000 people

70% Pashtuns , 20% Tajiks, 10% other;

most consider themselves Kandahari.

Around 50,000 residents are nomadic Kuchi

KC founded in 330 BC by Alexander the Great

KC has an approximate literacy rate of 28%, 43% of

men and 12% of women

Traditional Afghan Values; Hospitality, Honor &

Family

TV and internet at every FOB and Police Sub

Station

Most locations have new gym equipment

Hot meals available at all locations

Soldiers live in tents, buildings, and trailers; all

have A/C and heat

Green Beans planned for CNS

Workhorse 58th

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(FOUO) 15-Nov-11 1-67 AR: CTF DEALER


Quality of Life 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

•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

•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

• 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.

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(FOUO) 15-Nov-11 2-8 IN: CTF TALON

First Five Months

Quality of Life Fun Facts

Disposition of Forces

B 2-8

CPT Barakowski 1SG Smith

D 2-8

CPT Peabody 1SG Morris

A 2-8

CPT Anderson 1SG Barksdale

C 2-8

CPT Intile SFC Meyers

CPT Holm 1SG Smith

HHC 2-8

FSC 2-8 E

CPT Pachucki 1SG Navaro

• 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

• Supported AUP build of staff systems for logistics,

personnel, communications, and maintenance

•Started build of three new police stations

• 1 Castle and 1 Mountain Fortress from Alexander the

Great in our Area of Operation.

• Population of Kandahar City is estimated at

approximately 500,000; 20% larger than Colorado Springs.

•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.

•Kandahar and the surrounding area are world famous for

Pomegranates.

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

job done

• MWR Facilities at each COP provides even the most

remote soldiers access to Telephone and Internet.

•AFN TV at each COP allows Soldiers to relax when not on

patrol and enjoy some current events, sports, movies, etc.

• 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.

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QUESTIONS?

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bde town hall nov 2011

Documents

id unclassified fouo

fob farah

police of afghanistan

farah city

food of afghanistan

vehicles of afghanistan

central farah province

coalition forces