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080416_A1_XVIII Airborne Corps Color Casing Ceremony July 29 2016
Photos by Lewis Perkins/Paraglide
Left, the XVIII Airborne Corps case the colors on Friday, at the Main Post Flag Pole. The colors, which represent the unit in the form of a flag, are cased as the corps prepares to lead Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve during its deployment to Kuwait.
At the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, left, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg commander and Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Jones, right, the corps command sergeant major, case the colors as they prepare to lead the headquarters during the deployment.
The XVIII Abn. Corps will deploy a headquarters element consisting of about 450 Soldiers which will lead a coalition of more than 60 nations committed to building partner capacity in Iraq with the goal of defeating ISIL. The unit will replace III Corps, based at Fort Hood, Texas.
The XVIII Abn. Corps will also host a welcome ceremony at the Main Post Flag Pole for its incoming deputy commanding general. Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera who will lead Task Force Dragon, the name given to corps Soldiers who remain at Fort Bragg during the deployment
080416_A1_XVIII Airborne Corps Color Casing Ceremony July 29 2016
Photos by Lewis Perkins/Paraglide
Left, the XVIII Airborne Corps case the colors on Friday, at the Main Post Flag Pole. The colors, which represent the unit in the form of a flag, are cased as the corps prepares to lead Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve during its deployment to Kuwait.
At the ceremony, Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, left, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg commander and Command Sgt. Maj. Benjamin Jones, right, the corps command sergeant major, case the colors as they prepare to lead the headquarters during the deployment.
The XVIII Abn. Corps will deploy a headquarters element consisting of about 450 Soldiers which will lead a coalition of more than 60 nations committed to building partner capacity in Iraq with the goal of defeating ISIL. The unit will replace III Corps, based at Fort Hood, Texas.
The XVIII Abn. Corps will also host a welcome ceremony at the Main Post Flag Pole for its incoming deputy commanding general. Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera who will lead Task Force Dragon, the name given to corps Soldiers who remain at Fort Bragg during the deployment