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COL Robert W. Werthman takes Command of TF 49

COL Edward B. Daly hands off the Task Force 49 colors to COL Robert W. Werthman during the Task Force 49th Change of Command Ceremony on 20th August 2009.

Photo by Spc. Richard J. Fuentes

Task Force Storm heads home

First Sgt. Jon A. Martin, D Co., 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (Assault), stands atop a UH-60 Black Hawk before it’s pulled into the belly of an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 25. The Black Hawk was the very last of the 3-158 aircraft to be loaded before the unit’s redeployment to Germany.            

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Photo by Sgt. Dale Sweetnam

TF takes on Akron Marathon shadow race

Task Force 49 runners display the medals they earned Sept. 15 for completing the Akron Road Runner Half-Marathon at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq. (Left to right) Col.
Chandler C. Sherrell, Lt. Col. David Vanderjagt, Master Sgt. Paul Wayfi eld, Capt. Justin Swanson, Capt. Carey Sedlacek, Sgt. Vernon Smith, Sgt. Natanael Ubri, Sgt. Mayra Diaz.   

Photo by Master Sgt. Eric Reinhardt                                                                                                  See Page 6