The first contingent force of Medical Services Platoon of 1-327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division departed from the sprawling Army base at Fort Campbell in the early morning hours on Saturday 5/1/2010 starting their long journey to FOB Blessing in Afghanistan.
The troops flew through Portugal and Romania before arriving at Manas Air Force Base, Kyrgyztan. They left from Manas Air Force Base to Bagram AFB, Afghanistan. They then flew by C-130 to Jalalabad Airfield, FOB Fenty waiting to fly to their final destination FOB Blessing.
In the middle of the night, the troops caught a flight of Chinook helicopters out to FOB Blessing.
The first email from FOB Blessing was dated 5/11/2010.
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