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Blackanthem Military News
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May 16, 2012 - 4:45:44 PM |
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Blackanthem Military News
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| Hawaii Army National Guard commander, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Hara (center left), from Wahiawa, Hawaii, and U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert Lee III (center right), the senior enlisted leader of the Hawaii National Guard, from Kaneohe, Hawaii, eat with Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment while visiting Bagram Airfield Feb. 2. BAF was their first stop during their visit to Afghanistan to check up on how their Soldiers are doing. Photo by Staff Sgt. Ashlee Lolkus |
PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - National Guard and Reserve leaders from various states visited service members at Bagram Airfield Feb. 2. BAF was their first stop during their visit to Afghanistan to check up on how their soldiers are doing.
"We wanted to visit the troops out in the forward areas just to make sure they understand we are looking out for them," said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Hara, Hawaii Army National Guard commander from Wahiawa, Hawaii. "When I go back, when I talk to their family members, I can tell them, ‘I just saw your Soldier; they are doing fine,' and I can show them pictures.
"It's hard for the families. They are just at their mid-tour now; morale starts getting low on the family side. It gets tough for them. So I want to get back and talk to them and let them know their Soldiers are doing well," Hara continued.
"The adjutant general from our state has been wanting to get down to this (area of responsibility) to visit our soldiers and airmen for a while now," said U.S. Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Robert Lee III, the senior enlisted leader of the Hawaii National Guard from Kaneohe, Hawaii.
Lee said he and Hara were visiting Co. B, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, while at BAF.
"We are really proud of our CH-47 unit," said Hara of Co. B. The battalion is spread between four bases with the majority of the unit being in Kandahar, which he said he also plans on visiting during his trip.
"It's good to see our higher command cares about us out here," said U.S. Army Sgt. Fred Dona, a CH-47 flight engineer with Co. B from Honolulu, Hawaii. "I'm happy they came out to see what kind of environment we are in and what we are doing up here."
Hara wanted to note that when he gets back, he's going talk to all the families so they can be proud of their soldiers work.
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| U.S Army Sgt. Bernard Pigao (right), a CH-47 crew chief from Mililani, Hawaii, and U.S. Army Sgt. Fred Dona, from Honolulu, Hawaii, and a CH-47 flight engineer, both with Company B, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, laugh while they eat at the clamshell on Bagram Airfield here Feb. 2. The Co. B Soldiers attended the dinner at the clamshell when Hawaii Army National Guard commander, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Hara, visited with other Guard and Reserve leadership. BAF was their first stop during their visit to Afghanistan to check up on how their Soldiers are doing.Photo by Staff Sgt. Ashlee Lolkus |
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| U.S Army Sgt. Bernard Pigao (left), a CH-47 crew chief from Mililani, Hawaii, and U.S. Army Sgt. Fred Dona, a CH-47 flight engineer from Honolulu, Hawaii, both with Company B, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, "hang loose" as they go through the chow line at the clamshell on Bagram Air Field here Feb. 2. The Co. B Soldiers attended the dinner at the clamshell when Hawaii Army National Guard commander, U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Hara, visited along with other Guard and Reserve leadership. BAF was their first stop during their visit to Afghanistan to check on how their Soldiers are doing. Photo by Staff Sgt. Ashlee Lolkus |
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| U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Gary Hara, Hawaii Army National Guard commander from Wahiawa, Hawaii, speaks to soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, while visiting Bagram Airfield Feb. 2. BAF was their first stop during their visit to Afghanistan to check up on how their soldiers are doing. Photo by Staff Sgt. Ashlee Lolkus |
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