Dear Families and Friends of the 3-3rd Brigade Troops Battalion:
Greetings from Forward Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq.
Since my last note, the soldiers of Task Force 3-3 Buffalo have completed their handoff with the 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and are now performing a wide variety of critical missions throughout the Diyala Province of Iraq.
A Company has completed its installation of a world-class communication network across the Brigade’s area of responsibility, which provides continuous command and control capability for all leaders within the Brigade Combat Team.
B Company soldiers have worked around the clock since their arrival to FOB WARHORSE, successfully conducting a vast array of intelligence-related operations which continue to improve the overall security in our area.
HHC, 3-3rd BTB remains the most diverse company in the battalion. Its Military Police have successfully established an internment facility for Iraqi detainees, and they have also been working side by side with local Iraqi Police training individual and small unit leader tasks. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams remain the most traveled soldiers in the battalion as they work non-stop to neutralize road-side threats. Our security platoon conducts several combat patrols each day, successfully moving the battalion’s leaders throughout our area of responsibility.
A Company / 467th Engineers continue to patrol the major roads in and around Baquba, day and night, maintaining the brigade’s, and the local population’s, ability to move safely and freely on the highways.
Our battalion Civil Military Operations Center in Baquba has already coordinated over 110 construction projects which will improve the quality of life and infrastructure for Iraqis throughout Diyala. Additionally, our Civil Affairs team works closely each day with local leaders in Baquba helping to jump start many programs related to women’s affairs, education, health, elections, communications, and many, many more. HHC, 3rd Brigade has organized a mayor cell on FOB WARHORSE, and is working numerous projects to improve our own infrastructure and quality of life.
Finally, B Co, 1-30 Infantry has conducted numerous combat patrols, as well as platoon and company-level missions which have greatly improved the security in the Brigade’s area of responsibility.
CSM Campbell and I are extremely proud to be associated with such a great group of soldiers with an extremely important mission. It is a pleasure and honor to command these fine young men and women. As always, I ask that you keep them in your thoughts and prayers as we continue with this historic work.
Sincerely,
Lieutenant Colonel Scott Spellmon
Commander, TF 3-3 “Buffalo”
