Kenneth Barr
Contents
Geography and Mission
Weapons Company arrived at FOB Salerno around 15 November 2004 and — like all its GWOT deployments — was deployed in a non-doctrinal fashion as an auxiliary rifle company.
The Men
Command Element
Commanding Officer: Captain Kenneth Barr
Executive Officer: 1st Lieutenant Brice Riemenschneider
First Sergeant: 1st Sergeant Robert Guthrie
Company Gunnery Sergeant: Master Sergeant Martin Thibado
Headquarters Platoon
Sergeant Robert Meadows
Lance Corporal Anthony Felli and Patrick Loughnane
Private First Class Eric Lueken
Po2 Neville Parris
81’s Section
1st Lieutenant Garland Gill Jr
Gunnery Sergeant James Whitley
Staff Sergeants Jason Ramseyer and Jacob Smith Jr
Sergeants Jairo Fredonis, Jon Gonzalez, Brandon Goodwin, John Kladitis, Tyler Morris, James Rhodes, and Ronald Tinsley
Corporals Christopher Kelbaugh, Douglas Polston Jr, Christopher Saunders, Shawn Singh, and Kyle Truckenmiller
Lance Corporals Joshua Baker, Brian Bankston, Todd Burton, John Carkoski, James Coleman, Kace Cooper, Jonathan Davis, Aldo Delacruz, Karey Dorsainvil, Vance Gilbert, David Gunter, Rusty Hamontree, Carl Hillermann, David Howell, Keith Mckillop, Jeremy Mcnear, Jeffery Norman, Matthew Patton, John Pinka, Phillip Shockley, Paul Szoldra, Gregory Tappenden, Willie Toles Jr, Nicolas Weikel, and James Zucco
Privates First Class Justin Bennett, Joshua Boston, Eric Eagleson, Jesse Ellwood, Taylor Green, Andre Hendrickson, Alan Hicks, Chaim Kozak, Israel Morel, Justin Norris, Joshua Ott, Daniel Perez, Daniel Petrone, Joseph Ruff Jr, Justin Russell, Eliezer Santiago, James Skinner Jr, Tanner Snider
Privates Christopher Digangi and Jacque Scowden
Po3 Daniel Bookwalter, Suje Garcia Jr, and Kwok Yeung
Section
Gunnery Sergeant Jason Jerome
Staff Sergeants Richard Charley and Robert Robinson
Sergeants Mohammad Arzola and Timothy Mccree
Corporals James Bragg, Jon Burns, Hassan Johnson, and Ricardo Ramirez
Lance Corporals Michael Baird, Ronald Brown Jr, Jerry Chafin, Todd Foley, Patrick Harris, Brian Hucknall, Edward Niermann, Christopher Rome, and Joshua Stocco
Privates First Class Basilio Martinez, Daniel Casner, Christopher Davenport Jr, Michael Fosque Jr, Kevin Foster, Roger Reed, Julius Schelski IV and Dennis Sullivan
Private Paulo Barros
SA Stephen Trent
Cruisebook Pictures
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Events
- 24 June - 18 July 2005: Post-Deployment Leave Block
- 23 June 2005: Company Change-of-Commands
- 15 - 20 June 2005: Homecoming
- 15 June 2005: Transfer of Authority
- Weapons Company / NCIS Investigation of Al Qaeda Derunta Complex (24 May 05)
- Battalion XO Inspection Tour (11-15 May 05)
- 11-14 May 2005: Jalalabad Riots
- Weapons UXO at FOB Salerno (26 Apr 05)
- Weapons' Cache (23 Apr 05)
- 22 April 2005: Capture of Hazrat Jamal
- Weapons UXO at FOB Salerno (22 Apr 05)
- Weapons UXO in Bahkheil Village (20 Apr 05)
- Weapons UXO in Balkheil Village (18 Apr 05)
- Weapons Ops in Balkheil Village (18-20 Apr 05)
- Weapons MEDCAP in Tera Zayi District (12-14 Apr 05)
- Weapons UXO in Sabari District (12 Apr 05)
- Weapons Ops in Shamal District (9-10 Apr 05)
- Weapons UXO in Sabari District (9 Apr 05)
- Weapons ZSU Recovery in Sabari District (7 Apr 05)
- Weapons VCPs in Khowst District (6 Apr 05)
- Weapons MEDCAP in Qalandar District (6-8 Apr 05)
- Weapons VCPs in Khowst District (5 Apr 05)
- Weapons ZSU-23 Recovery in Sabari District (5 Apr 05)
- Weapons Ops in Nadar Shah Kot District (4-7 Apr 05)
- Weapons UXO in Sabari District (3 Apr 05)
- Weapons Ops in Mando Zayi District (31 Mar - 4 Apr 05)
- Weapons Cache in Matun and Mando Zayi Districts (31 Mar 05)
- Weapons Ops in Sabari District (30 Mar - 3 Apr 05)
- Weapons MEDCAP in Yacubi village (30 Mar 05)
- Weapons Ops in Matun District (29-31 Mar 05)
- Weapons Cache in Bagi Walla Village (27 Mar 05)
- Weapons UXO in Shamal District (26 Mar 05)
- Weapons Cache in Musa Khel District (24 Mar 05)
- Weapons Ops in Shamal District (23-26 Mar 05)
- Weapons Ops in Qalandar, Musa Kheyl, and Nadir Shah Kot Districts (22-25 Mar 05)
- Weapons IED Find in Khowst Province (20 Mar 05)
- Weapons Security for Fox Battery (19-22 Mar 05)
- Weapons MEDCAP Nadir Shah Kot District (19 Mar 05)
- Weapons UXO in Sabari District (18 Mar 05)
- Weapons MEDCAP in Mando Zayi District (18 Mar 05)
- Weapons Ops in Shamal District (16-18 Mar 05)
- Weapons Security for Fox Battery (15-17 Mar 05)
- Weapons Cache in Sabari District (15 Mar 05)
- Weapons Ops in Sabari District (14-17 Mar 05)
- Weapons Cache in Nadir Shah Kot District (13 Mar 05)
- 13 March 2005: Close Air Support Training at FOB Salerno
- Weapons UXO in Sabari District (12 Mar 05)
- Weapons UXO in Nadir Shah Kot District (11 Mar 05)
- Weapons Ops in Qalandar and Musa Kheyl Districts (10-12 Mar 05)
- Weapons Ops in Nadir Shah Kat District (9-12 Mar 05)
- 8-9 March 2005: Weapons Patrol
- Weapons UXO in Sabari District (8 Mar 05)
- Weapons Cache in Nadir Shah Kot District (7 Mar 05)
- 6 March 2005: Visit by Major General Olson and Brigadier General McAbee
- Weapons UXO in Sabari District (2 Mar 05)
- Weapons UXO in Askhil Village (1 Mar 05)
- Weapons Ops in Mando Zayi and the Shamal Districts (28 Feb - 3 Mar 05)
- 25 February 2005: Operation SABARI
- Weapons Ops in Sabari District (25 Feb - 4 Mar 05)
- Weapons Ops in Sabari District (24-26 Feb 05)
- Weapons Cache in Khowst District (23 Feb 05)
- Weapons Cache in Khowst District (20 Feb 05)
- 20 - 21 February 2005: Weapons Security for Salerno PRT CMA
- Weapons Cache in Musa Khel District (17 Feb 05)
- Weapons Ops in Shamal District (17-18 Feb 05)
- Weapons Ops in Sabari and Nadr Shah Kot Districts (15-17 Feb 05)
- Weapons UXO in Khowst District (12 Feb 05)
- Weapons UXO at FOB Salerno (10 Feb 05)
- Weapons UXO at FOB Salerno (10 Feb 05)
- Weapons Ops in Mando Zayi District (9-13 Feb 05)
- Khowst Mullah Conference (8 Feb 05)
- Weapons UXO at FOB Salerno (7 Feb 05)
- 5-6 February 2005: Weapons Cache in Qalandar District
- Weapons Ops in Shamal and Matun Districts (2-4 Feb 05)
- Weapons Ops in Mondo Zia District (27-29 Jan 05)
- Weapons UXO in Sabari District (25 Jan 05)
- Weapons Ops in Sabari District (25-26 Jan 05)
- Weapons Cache in Qalander District (17 Jan 05)
- Weapons Cache in Sabari District (14 Jan 05)
- Weapons UXO in Sabari District (13 Jan 05)
- Weapons UXO in Tani District (13 Jan 05)
- 11 - 12 January 2005: Weapons-1 Firefight near Zambar
- Weapons Ops in Mondo Zayi and Shemal Districts (11-14 Jan 05)
- 9 January 2005: CAAT Support to Fox Battery
- Weapons ops in Mondo Zayi and Shanal Districts (8-12 Jan 05)
- Weapons' UXO in Eera Bayi (5 Jan 05)
- Weapons Mondo Zayi Op (5-8 Jan 05)
- Weapons Cache in Nadir Shah Kot Distric (3 Jan 05)
- 3-5 January 2005: Weapons MEDCAP in Nadir Shah Kot District
- New Years Eve (31 Dec 04)
- FOB Salerno Rocket Attacks (29 Dec 04 - 2 Jan 05)
- 27-31 December 2004: Operation BADGERS
- Operations BEAVERS and GOLDEN GOPHERS (22-24 Dec 04)
- Weapons Detainment (17 Dec 04)
- Weapons Ops in Khowst (15-20 Dec 04)
- Weapons AT-7 Recovery (12 Dec 04)
- Border Control Point 6 Show of Force (7-12 Dec 04)
- 7-10 December 2004: Spera District PRT Medcap
- 6 December 2004: Khowst Mullah Conference
- Patrol in Khowst Province (1 Dec 04)
- 25 November 2004: Transfer of Authority / Thanksgiving
- 13 - 25 November 2004: Relief in Place
- 6 November 2004: Marine Corps Birthday Ball
- 1 - 11 November 2004: Departure for Afghanistan
- 13 - 26 October 2004: Pre-Deployment Leave Block
- 20 September - 1 October 2004: Bridgeport
- 25 August - 19 September 2004: Combined Arms Exercise