XVIII Airborne Corps final run

By Staff Sgt. Charles Crail, XVIII Airborne Corps Public AffairsMarch 26, 2015

Addressing America's contingency corps
1 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson addresses the Soldiers of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the pre-dawn light, March 26, at Fort Bragg, N.C., prior to his final Corps level run as their commander. Anderson, who assumed command in July 2013, led the XVIII Airbor... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Change in the air
2 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – XVIII Airborne Corps Soldiers stream past the corps headquarters in a seemingly endless flow of cadence calls and thundering footfalls, March 26 at Fort Bragg, N.C. This run served as Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson's final run with the troops as commander ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Commander's praise
3 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson praises the Soldiers of the XVIII Airborne Corps as they complete a 4-mile validation run, at Fort Bragg, N.C., March 26. This run served as Anderson's final opportunity to run with the troops as commander of America's contin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Running through
4 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – XVIII Airborne Corps Soldiers pass the main headquarters building, March 26, at Fort Bragg, N.C., during a corps level run. This run served as Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson's final run with the troops as commander of America's contingency corps. Anderson,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Change in the air
5 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson addresses the Soldiers of the XVIII Airborne Corps in the pre-dawn light, March 26, at Fort Bragg, N.C., prior to his final Corps level run as their commander. Anderson, who will transition out of command later this spring, a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Finishing strong
6 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers of the XVIII Airborne Corps complete a 4-mile validation run ahead of their commanding general, Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson's, March 26 at Fort Bragg, N.C. This run served as Anderson's final opportunity to run with the troops as commander of A... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Finishing strong
7 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Soldiers of the XVIII Airborne Corps complete a 4-mile validation run ahead of their commanding general, Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson's, March 26 at Fort Bragg, N.C. This run served as Anderson's final opportunity to run with the troops as commander of A... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT BRAGG, N.C.--Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson led his Soldiers of the XVIII Airborne Corps on a final run as their commander, here, March 26.

Anderson, who assumed command in July 2013, and will relinquish command of the Corps later this Spring, has led the Corps through a period of continual change and repeated deployments.

Deploying to Afghanistan in January 2014, the XVIII Airborne Corps headquarters assumed the core role as the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command headquarters, closing the unit at the conclusion of NATO's combat mission in December 2014.

Units participating in the run comprise the core expeditionary capability of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, including the 20th Engineer Brigade, the 16th Military Police Brigade, the 82nd Sustainment Brigade, the 44th Medical Brigade, the 525 Military Intelligence Brigade, the 18th Field Artillery Brigade and the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade.

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