Phoenix Rising

Task Force Phoenix has All Boots on Ground!!

November 9, 2010
Task Force Phoenix has All Boots on Ground!!


Photo by Spec. Amanda Brown                                

Task Force Phoenix is once again a whole working force as the final group of Soldiers arrive at Bagram Airfield.  Soldiers are in high spirits as they get into their battle rhythm.  It is bound to be a fast-paced, productive year as we take over for 3rd Infantry Division and make our journey into the future!

 

“A smile happens in a flash, but its memory can last a lifetime.” ~Anonymous

September 30, 2010


FORT DRUM, N.Y.  --  Spec. Amanda Smith, wears a
motivated smile even as the pace picks up for the up-
coming deployment to Afghanistan.  Smith is a crew
chief for A Company Task Force Phoenix.


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Leading by Example

September 15, 2010

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- TF Phoenix officers, Capt. James Mitchell, physician assistant, and 1st Lt. Crystal Moore, battalion S-1, were promoted to major and captain, respectively, May 13 in the TF Phoenix classroom. Maj. Mitchell and Capt. Moore began their military careers as enlisted Soldiers before they decided to become commissioned officers.

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Charlie Company Heads Out

September 10, 2010

Standing Tall, Ready to Go

Spec. Amanda Jo Brown

TF Phoenix UPAR

Fort Drum, N.Y.  --   Soldiers of the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain (LI) Division, held a deployment ceremony here August 5, for their fellow Soldiers in the battalion’s medical evacuation company, C Company, who are preparing to leave to Afghanistan a couple months earlier than the rest of the brigade.

These Soldiers departed from Iraq less than 11 months ago.  C...


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Welcome to Phoenix Rising News!!

August 4, 2010

Greetings!

     Welcome to the blog spot!  It is here that I will post updates, informational links, photos, newsletter articles, etc.  If you have not seen it in the Mountaineer or on Facebook, you will surely see it here!  Be sure to check back often to see if new information has been posted!



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About Me


Spec. AJ Brown Telling the TF Phoenix story has been very rewarding. While it is out of my Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) it is not out of my realm of knowledge. I am an English Literature major who has been writing and submitting pieces for publication for as long as I can remember. I took part in the school newspaper first as a photographer, then to a reporter/photographer, and finally to an editor in less than a year. This job is a fantastic learning experience and has allowed me to get my writing into the post newspaper - which has been a dream come true in many aspects. My first publication happened on the day of my birthday this year. It was the best present ever! Photography is also one of my great passions as well. Ever since I could hold a camera I was taking photographs. I started with a Mickey Mouse 110 film format camera (don't laugh!) and ran around everywhere capturing life on film. It was liberating at the age of 5 to 6 to have such power at my fingertips!!! Over the years I upgraded, finally getting my first Single Lens Reflex (SLR - i.e. maual) camera when I was in sixth grade. Then, I started playing with a Minolta rangefinder 35mm camera. As the years went on, I continued upgrading until I got into the latest and greatest digital Canon SLR with all the bells and whistles I could have ever dreamed for in a camera. Put a camera in my hand and it feels like it has always been a part of me....

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