FOB Jalal Abad
15 June 2005: Transfer of Authority
“3/3 transferred authority of TAOR Trinity to 2/3 and the AOR was redesignated TAOR KOA.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 01 January to 30 June 2005 Read more
Battalion XO Inspection Tour (11-15 May 05)
“Weapons Company escorted the Battalion Executive Officer for a Commodities Inspection Tour that included all FOBs in TOAR Trinity.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 01 January to 30 June 2005
11-14 May 2005: Jalalabad Riots
Jalabad Riots by SSgt Michael D. Fay
“Civil demonstrations (that occasionally turned violent) sparked by the Newsweek article on the alleged Guantanamo Bay incident occurred in the Nangarhar, Laghman, Khowst, Gardez, Ghazni, Kandahar, Takar, Logar, and Herat Provinces.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 01 January to 30 June 2005
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ANA UXO at Jalal Abad PRT (19 Apr 05)
“The Afghan Militia Force (AMF) turned over weapons cache to the ANA at the Jalal Abad PRT. The cache consisted of (20) 12.7 mm Dishka barrels, (30) 14.5mm ZKU barrels, (5) 23mm ZPU, (40) 82mm recoilless rifles, (3) 122mm rocket launchers, (1) RPO Russian thermobaric weapon.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 01 January to 30 June 2005
Lima-2 Convoy to Jalal Abad (17-18 Apr 05)
“2d Platoon, Lima Company returned from being TACON to Weapons Company and conducted a GAC from Salerno to Jalal Abad to rejoin Lima Company.” — Source: 3/3 Command Chronology for the Period 01 January to 30 June 2005