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101st Airborne Takes Over In Eastern Region

June 14 2010

Afghanistan

The U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division has assumed command of the NATO International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) Regional Command-East (RC-E), ISAF reports.

A Monday ceremony at Bagram Airfield marked the official transition from Combined Joint Task Force-82 to Combined Joint Task Force-101, said military officials.

The new unit is now responsible for NATO operations in Afghanistan's 14 eastern provinces, officials said.

The 82nd Airborne Division has been deployed...

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