82nd Combat Aviation Brigade Team Talks Redeployment from Afghanistan
Preparing to complete their one year deployment cycle, the leadership have been using the reintegration tools for both troops and families to ensure a smooth transition process for all.
Thursday afternoon the command team from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) held a live video press conference with Fayetteville media. With two flights just back at Fort Bragg, and more coming soon, the plans are in place to prepare the soldiers and families for a smooth integration process. Col. T.J. Jamison and Command Sgt. Maj. Larry Farmer answered questions and discussed the impact their soldiers have had, battlefield capabilities and reintegration upon their upcoming redeployment that will mark one year, next month. The 82nd CAB flew more than any unit in history: 170,000 hours. They have 2,700 soldiers assigned to them from Fort Bragg, and 1,200 from other units. Of those troops, seven were sent back to the U.S. with injuries …
