Master airborne wings shaped, pewter colored coin, with banner beneath, 2 inches wide x 2-1/4 inches high. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team
  • 173rd Support Battalion
Location
Coin Location: 5I5
Homebase: Kandahar, Afghanistan
Deployment: Afghanistan
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C000151

Location: 5I5 Height: 2.25

Coin: Command

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Master airborne wings shaped, pewter colored coin, with banner beneath, 2 inches wide x 2-1/4 inches high.

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From GlobalSecurity.org:

"As of April 2006, the unit (173rd Support Battalin) was serving at the Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan in support of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, part of the US contribution to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), where it served through 2008."

The unit has been redesignated the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion.