3rd Special Troops Battalion changes command

By U.S. Pfc. Christopher McKenna
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Public Affairs

Forward Operating Base Salerno, AFGHANISTAN – May 25th marked a new era chapter in the history of the 3^rd Special Troops Battalion, as command of the unit changed hands in a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Paul Sarat, outgoing commander of 3rd STB, from Elizabeth, NJ, transferred the battalion command responsibilities to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Walter Smiley, from Oklahoma City, Okla. [Read more]