82nd LRSD - OEF VIII parts 1 and 2

82nd LRSD - OEF VIII Pt 1 of 2

82nd Long Range Surveillance Detachment, Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) Part I of II. The 82 LRSD Deployed to Afghanistan in January '07 and conducted their bread & butter special recon and surveillance missions until July '07. During the month of July, the 82 LRSD had a serious change of mission- and went full spectrum. Equipped with new Up-Armored Humvee's and crew-served weapons, 82 LRSD plunged headfirst into the Tag Ab Valley that was at the time a Taliban safe haven. During the month of August, LRSD conducted a thorough sweep of Tag Ab Valley to corner the Taliban and force them out, prompting some of the fiercest battles recently seen in Afghanistan. Part I ends in early September '07 of the 82nd LRSD's 15 month deployment into Afghanistan.

82nd LRSD - OEF VIII Pt 2 of 2

82nd Long Range Surveillance Detachment, Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) Part II of II. Part II picks up in September 07, and details life at Firebase Kutschbach throughout the fall and winter of 07 08 for the men of 82nd LRSD. Combat Operations formally ended in March 08 for the Detachment, and the men finally arrived home at Fort Bragg, NC after 15 months of hard overseas duty in Afghanistan.

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