1136th Transportation Company (SECFOR)
Arrives Home
15 March 2011 » By Maine Army National Guard
Family members and friends welcome the 1136th Soldiers home after a year long deployment to Afghanistan.
The Freedom Salute Ceremony for 1136th Transportation Company, Maine Army National Guard is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2011. The ceremony will be held at the Collins Center for the Arts, University of Maine, Orono.
The 1136th Transportation Company (SECFOR) provided force protection for two of the most strategically important headquarters in Afghanistan. The detachment at the New Kabul Compound (NKC) secured the United States Forces Command, lead by General Stanley McChrystal and succeed by General David Petraeus. At Camp Eggers, the 1136th Transportation Company protected the headquarters for NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan and the Combined Security Transition Command.
The Freedom Salute Ceremony will honor 173 Soldiers and their families from the Maine Army National Guard who served in Afghanistan. This event will also honor Soldier's families, employers, and community leaders who supported the troops through their deployment.
For more information, please contact Captain Shanon W. Cotta at (207) 626-4390 or shanon.cotta@us.army.mil. The event is open to the public.
MEDIA INVITATION - 1136th Transportation Company Returns!
08 March 2011 » By Maine Army National Guard
SFC Blaine Mahi from the 1136th Transportation Company, Maine Army National Guard provides a security escort for the Minister Of Defense of Korea with General Petreus.
This serves as a media invitation for the arrival of 173 Maine Army National Guard Soldiers from Afghanistan, today, March 8, between 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Augusta Armory, 179 Western Avenue, Augusta.
The 1136th Transportation Company (SECFOR) provided force protection for two of the most strategically important headquarters in Afghanistan. The detachment at the New Kabul Compound (NKC) secured the United States Forces Command, lead by General Stanley McChrystal and succeed by General David Petraeus. At Camp Eggers, the 1136th Transportation Company protected the headquarters for NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan and the Combined Security Transition Command.
The 1136th Transportation Company (SECFOR) demonstrated a deep commitment during Operation Enduring Freedom guarding against Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. The unit set itself apart by displaying superior performance during their mission to protect and defend Camp Eggers, New Kabul Compound (NKC), Camp Bala Hissar, Area 10 Safe House Complex and provide Quick Reaction Forces (QRF).
The 1136th Transportation Company is stationed in the Sanford, Bangor and Calais. In 2003, the unit deployed to Kuwait and Southern Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
For more information, please contact Captain Shanon W. Cotta at (207) 626-4390 or shanon.cotta@us.army.mil. The event is open to the public.
Maine, Alabama National Guard units transition authority in Kabul
02 March 2011 » By Kabul Base Cluster Public Affairs Office
1136th Transportation Company Soldiers Capt. Peter Carter, left, commander, and 1st Sgt. Craig Bailey, senior noncommissioned officer, both of the Maine Army National Guard, case their unit guidon Feb. 24, 2011, during a Transition of Authority ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan. The 1136th handed over the responsibility of providing force protection and base security for several bases in the capital of Kabul to the 1165th Military Police Company, Alabama Army National Guard.
CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan - The 1136th Transportation Company, Maine Army National Guard, transitioned authority with the 1165th Military Police Company, Alabama Army National Guard, during a ceremony here Feb. 24.
The 1165th took over the responsibility of providing force protection and base security for several bases in the capital of Kabul from the 1136th, which is heading home after a year-long deployment.
"The 1136th has done an outstanding job providing support to Task Force Rushmore and the Kabul Base Cluster," said Brig. Gen. Theodore Johnson, Task Force Rushmore commander, during the ceremony. "These citizen-Soldiers provided force protection for more than 3,000 U.S and coalition servicemembers stationed throughout the KBC, and I am thankful for their support.
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1165th Military Police Company Soldiers Capt. Courtney Pullum, center, commander, and 1st Sgt. Charles Johnson, right, senior noncommissioned officer, both of the Alabama Army National Guard, uncase their unit guidon Feb. 24, 2011, during a Transition of Authority ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan. The 1165th took over the responsibility of providing force protection and base security for several bases in the capital of Kabul from the 1136th Transportation Company, Maine Army National Guard, which is heading home after a year-long deployment.
1165th Military Police Company, Alabama Army National Guard, shakes the hand of Capt. Peter Carter, 1136th Transportation Company, Maine Army National Guard, Feb. 24, 2011, after the Transition of Authority ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan. The 1165th took over the responsibility of providing force protection and base security for several bases in the capital of Kabul from the 1136th, which is heading home after a year-long deployment.
Members of the 1136th Transportation Company, Maine Army National Guard, foreground, and the 1165th Military Police Company, Alabama Army National Guard, stand in formation Feb. 24, 2011, during a Transition of Authority ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan. The 1165th took over the responsibility of providing force protection and base security for several bases in the capital of Kabul from the 1136th, which is heading home after a year-long deployment.
