Round shaped, silver colored coin, 2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • XVIII Airbone Corps
  • 3rd Brigade Combat Team
  • 3rd Infantry Division
  • 1st Battalion 10th Field Artillery Regiment
Location
Coin Location: 5O1
Homebase: Fort Benning, Georgia
Deployment: Iraq
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C001676

Location: 5O1 Height: 2

Coin: Command - Deployment

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Narrative

Round shaped, silver colored coin, 2 inches in diameter.

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In January 2005, 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III. On 1 February 2005, Task Force 1-10th Field ARtillery was formed in order to provide the 3rd Brigade Combat Team with with the main effort. With a task force consisting of a mechanized infantry company, and an engineer company from 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment; a tank platoon from the 2-34th Armor; and combat multipliers that included a tactical PSYOP team, tactical HUMINT team, Civil Affairs, a Signal detachment, and the P3 Task Force known as TF 5-O, Task Force 1-10th Field Artillery was prepared to perform sustainment and support operations. The Task Force was located at Forward Operating Base Gabe in Baquba, Iraq. Its mission was to aid the Iraqi government and train Iraqi police and the Iraqi Army to assume responsibility and prprietorship of Diyala Province.