Transfer of Authority
Photos : 1st Bn., 319th Abn. FA Regt. assumes responsibility at FOB Rustamiyah
By Staff Sgt. Alex Licea, 3rd BCT PAO, 82nd Abn. Div., MND-B
Jan 4, 2009 - 9:52:16 PM


Blackanthem Military News
FORWARD OPERATING BASE RUSTAMIYAH, Iraq -

 
Paratroopers assigned to Battery A, 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, render honors during a transition ceremony Dec. 31 at Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah. The 1st Bn., 319th FA Regt., based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., transitioned with Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. The paratroopers will assist Iraqi Security Forces in the Al Karradah district of eastern Baghdad during its 12-month deployment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Licea, 3rd BCT PAO, 82nd Abn. Div., MND-B)
 
Lt. Col. William McRae, a native of Cleveland, and commander of 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, along with Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Payton, a native of Grenada, Miss., the battalion's senior enlisted leader, unveil the battalion colors during a transition ceremony Dec 31 at Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah. The 1st Bn., 319th FA Regt., based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., transitioned with Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. The paratroopers will assist Iraqi Security Forces in the Al Karradah district of eastern Baghdad during its 12-month deployment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Licea, 3rd BCT PAO, 82nd Abn. Div., MND-B)
 
Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Payton, a native of Grenada, Miss., the senior enlisted leader of 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, along with Lt. Col. William McRae, a native of Cleveland, the battalion's commander, unveil the battalion colors during a transition ceremony Dec 31 at Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah The 1st Bn., 319th FA Regt., based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., transitioned with Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. The paratroopers will assist Iraqi Security Forces in the Al Karradah district of eastern Baghdad during its 12-month deployment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Licea, 3rd BCT PAO, 82nd Abn. Div., MND-B)
 
The honor guard detachment assigned to 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, hold the national and battalion colors side by side, representing the transition between the Paratroopers of 1st Bn., 319th FA Regt., based out of Fort Bragg, N.C., and Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Dec 31 at Forward Operating Rustamiyah. The paratroopers will assist Iraqi Security Forces in the Al Karradah district of eastern Baghdad during its 12-month deployment. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Licea, 3rd BCT PAO, 82nd Abn. Div., MND-B)