Task force returns from backing up Camp Ramadi

Posted to: Homecomings Iraq Military

Air Force Lt. Col. Curtis Iszard from Fayetteville, N.C., hugs friends and family after returning from deployment. (Courtesy of the Department of Defense)

The Virginian-Pilot
© November 17, 2008

Unit size About 80 active duty, reserve and civilian personnel

Leader Col. Todd J. Ebel

Location of deployment Al Anbar province, Iraq

Deployed date Feb. 16

Returned date Sunday

Highlights The task force, part of the Joint Forces Command's Joint Enabling Capabilities Command, provided services at Camp Ramadi and surrounding areas. Th e services included combat service support, rear area and base security, movement control, terrain management and infrastructure development.

The task force's service members assisted with $3.5 million in force protection improvement projects, managed $36 million in contracts and leases, and improved communication by recovering and installing more than 45 miles of communication cables, among other projects.

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