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Wednesday, July 14, 04 the Romanian military from Kandahar were visited by Col. Joseph Rohret, commander of the US Air Expeditionary Group dislocated in Afghanistan and his deputy Lt. Col. Edward Shock due to the arrival in the theater of operations of the Romanians from the 281st Infantry Battalion “Bold Eagles” from Ramnicu Sarat replacing the 280th Infantry Battalion from Focsani.
During the briefing Lt. Col. Victor Dascalescu, the 280th Infantry Battalion commander reviewed the missions performed during his mandate and Lt. Col. Constantin Caramidaru, commander of the 281st Infantry Battalion “Bold Eagles” informed the US military on their capacity to fulfill their missions in their area of responsibility. Col. Rohret presented how his men will ensure the air support for the Romanians during their missions and the air medical evacuation.
The US guests visited the areas of accommodation, the military chapel, the command point and a stand of technique and armament the Romanian military are endowed with.
MoND Press Office