OEF - Afghanistan/Liberation of Afghanistan (2001)
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Description On October 7, 2001 with the beginning of punishing aerial bombardments, missile attacks and special forces commando missions against the Taliban and bin Laden's forces by the United States and the United Kingdom (the Allies). An informal alliance between the Northern Alliance and the Allies developed, with coordination between Allied air attacks and ground attacks by the Northern Alliance.
These attacks led to the fall of Kabul on Nov. 13, 2001, as the Taliban retreated from most of northern Afghanistan.
By November 25, 2001, the last Taliban/Al-Qaida stronghold in the north, Konduz, had fallen to the Northern Alliance. American and British special forces, numbering only in the hundreds, are on the ground in Afghanistan to liaison with the Northern Alliance as well as to conduct raids, ambushes and reconnaissance in order to destroy the Taliban and Al-Qaida forces.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
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Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember Met some of my best friends here. Some of which I talk to more than others, unfortunately. This was probably my favorite crew of all while I was onboard.
Memories This is where it all started. Flew from NorVa to Bahrain, stayed there for a week, flew to the UAE, took a bus to The Sandbox, and waited on the pier for the ship to moore. When I was walking up to the ship, I was thinking "What am I doing here? Oh well, F-it, time to get it done."
