Operation Enduring Freedom 501st Infantry Regiment (United States)



fob salerno. forward operating base near city of khowst, afghanistan.


oef iv-v: tf 1–501 deployed operation enduring freedom – afghanistan october 2003 until august 2004 under direct command of cjtf-180 , 1st brigade, 10th mountain division. unit based in city of khost @ fob salerno near eastern border pakistan. 501st played significant role in disrupting enemy communications , infiltrations across border in area of operation. commanded ltc harry c. glenn, 501st conducted coordinated searches , patrolled mountains on operations avalanche , blizzard, , storm, on mission root out taliban , al qaeda loyalists in khost province , paktia province. natives of region, pashtun, were, more not, both enemies , allies 501st, making mission more difficult. many enemy killed , more captured result of unit s time in-country.







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