Here at Ozark Airfield Artworks we offer a large selection art prints. These prints
mainly depict modern and historic aviation along with military, civil and space flight. We
also deal with naval subjects and military armor and infantry works. These prints are
from all the top national and international artists along with some local artists. Many of
our prints are signed by the artist and by famous pilots and veterans. If you are looking
for a specific plane, pilot, artist or subject please contact us.
mainly depict modern and historic aviation along with military, civil and space flight. We
also deal with naval subjects and military armor and infantry works. These prints are
from all the top national and international artists along with some local artists. Many of
our prints are signed by the artist and by famous pilots and veterans. If you are looking
for a specific plane, pilot, artist or subject please contact us.
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Ozark Airfield Artworks
See our great selection of
artists like Sam Lyons,
John D Shaw, Robert
Bailey, & Thomas Smith!
artists like Sam Lyons,
John D Shaw, Robert
Bailey, & Thomas Smith!
250 Publisher Proof Edition
100 Artist Proof Edition
Overall Size: 31 X 19
Image Size: 25 X 12.5
On September 11, 2001 the United States of America was attacked by
terrorists. Al Qaeda and the Taliban found safe haven in Afghanistan.
Our nation, at war, deployed units into Afghanistan to destroy Al Qaeda
and remove the Taliban. Beginning in January of 2005, the 173rd
Airborne Brigade was called in support of the Afghanistan mission,
Operation Enduring Freedom VI.
The “Sky Soldiers” participating in Operation Enduring Freedom VI,
consisted of Paratroopers, Soldiers and Airmen from, Headquarters and
Headquarters Company, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 1st Battalion, 508th
Infantry (Airborne), 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry (Airborne), 74th Infantry
Detachment (Long Range Surveillance), 173rd Support Battalion
(Airborne), Delta Battery, 3rd Battalion, 319th (Airborne) Field Artillery
Regiment, Combat Support Company, the 3rd Battalion, 319th (Airborne)
Field Artillery Regiment of Fort Bragg, and embedded coalition partners
from Romania, Canada, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. The
Brigade worked in concert with several other partner nations and
various US Army units including 3rd Special Forces Group, 7th Special
Forces Group, elements of 1st Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, and Task Force Storm the multi purpose aviation task force.
The Brigade and all of Combined Task Force (CTF) Bayonet were under
the command of Colonel Kevin C. Owens, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Commander, and Command Sergeant Major Arthur J. McCann III the
Brigade Command Sergeant Major.
Spearheading the deployment in February 2005, Task Force Fury
consisting of 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry (Airborne) and D Battery, 3rd
Battalion, 319th (Airborne) Field Artillery Regiment, deployed in support
of Regional Command East along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border
basing their operations out of the Province of Paktika. The remainder of
the Brigade deployed to Regional Command South based primarily out
of Kandahar Airfield and operated from eighteen satellite bases spread
across Zabol, Helmand, Oruzgan, and Kandahar Provinces. This entailed
moving and sustaining the Brigade across tremendous distances by
helicopter, vehicle and foot, as well as continuous decentralized
operations at the platoon and squad level partnered with elements of the
Afghan National Police and the 205th Corps from the Afghan National
Army.
The “Sky Soldiers” helped to reconstruct and rebuild Afghanistan by
ensuring a safe and secure election for the people of Afghanistan as
they voted in the National Assembly Elections in Regional Command
South and East. “Sky Soldiers” provided security and support for
numerous Provincial Reconstruction Teams throughout the area of
operations which helped to rebuild infrastructure and greatly enhanced
the quality of life for all Afghans. The Brigade achieved several
operational objectives during its twelve-month deployment to
Afghanistan including the handover of Regional Command South to a
multi-national Brigade led by the Canadian Army.
This print is dedicated to those Soldiers, both past and present, who
served with and supported Combined Task Force Bayonet and
The173rd Airborne Brigade. During Operation Enduring Freedom VI, 22
members of CTF Bayonet made the ultimate sacrifice during combat
with insurgents and terrorists protecting Afghan citizens and preventing
the return of oppression and tyranny to a devastated populace.
The aggressive spirit of the American paratrooper was evident in every
operation CTF Bayonet executed. The “Sky Soldiers” gained and
maintained the initiative living among the people, seizing terrain where
the enemy once roamed freely, and conducting over 100 deliberate air
assaults and over 400 cordon and searches resulting in numerous
“troops-in-contact.” The call of “troops in contact” was heard frequently
across the Brigade’s tactical satellite net meaning that “Sky Soldiers”
had once again engaged the insurgents and the enemies of Freedom
were about to pay a dear price. Thus, the name of the print –“Sky
Soldiers in Contact.”
"Sky Soldiers In Contact" by James Dietz