Notes From the Commander - Fort Wainwright, AK - U.S. Army

V olume 4 I s s u e 4 D euce Four
To Our Extended Barbarian Family:
This summer seems to be flying by, at least on our
end! The men are already cycling home for leave, but
it seems as if we just arrived. Despite the numerous
challenges in our area of operation, the soldiers of
Barbarian Company remain dedicated to the people
of Afghanistan and each other.
The area the men are working in has recently had a
significant shift in sentiment towards both the
Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF) and
the Barbarians. 2 nd platoon has built a strong
relationship with a village near the FOB, 3 rd platoon
has built a strong relationship with the Afghanistan
National Army (ANA), 4 th platoon continues to
provide security and has significantly reduced the
indirect fire threat to our company and the civilian
populace, and 1 st platoon continues to make
enormous strides towards influencing the local
populace in their decentralized location of
Deh Chopan.
The soldiers and leaders of Barbarian Company
continue to impress me daily through their relentless
pursuit of the enemy and their compassion towards
the local populace. Smart platoon leaders, disciplined
NCOs, and young soldiers working hard have made a
difference in the lives of the people here.
As always, we thank all of you for your incredible
support, and understand the challenge you face back
home is greater than ours—we could not accomplish
our mission here without you.
CPT Brian Harber
B Co, 1-24 IN Commander
Bravo Company - Barbarians
P a ge 6
Greetings and salutations from Harber‘s Rangers. Over
the past month, the platoon has done some really great
things that have affected the people of Deh Chopan
District and ANSF. Members of the platoon have
started to return home for some well deserved rest and
relaxation (R&R).
During our down time (the little we have) we have built
a welcome sign to the COP (combat out post) and
placed it on our LZ (landing zone). The LZ is the only
way in or out of the COP, so everyone who visits will
see it. The sign was traced by SGT Vincent and then
colored in by our mortars, which need to re-attend
kindergarten to learn proper techniques on coloring
within the lines.
A well deserved promotion happened this month; our
Platoon Leader, Charles Timm, was promoted to
Captain.
Sincerely,
CPT Timm
SFC Reed
Harber‘s lost Ranger
Platoon