1 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –Staff Sgt. Jason Lamb, left, and Sgt. Harry Ruehlman, both assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division order their Thanksgiving meals at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019 while deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (Photo Credit: Maj. Thomas Cieslak)VIEW ORIGINAL2 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –First Sgt. Travis Jackson, right, First Sergeant of Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division serves Thanksgiving meals at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019 while deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (Photo Credit: Maj. Thomas Cieslak)VIEW ORIGINAL3 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –Chaplain Major Jason Webster, left, assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Major Delante Moore, right, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, Soldiers serve Thanksgiving meals at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019 while deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (Photo Credit: Maj. Thomas Cieslak)VIEW ORIGINAL4 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –Chaplain Major Jason Webster, left, assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Major Delante Moore, right, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, Soldiers serve Thanksgiving meals at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019 while deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (Photo Credit: Maj. Thomas Cieslak)VIEW ORIGINAL5 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division serve Thanksgiving meals at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019 while deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (Photo Credit: Maj. Thomas Cieslak)VIEW ORIGINAL6 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division serve Thanksgiving meals at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019 while deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (Photo Credit: Maj. Thomas Cieslak)VIEW ORIGINAL7 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –Col. Trevor Bredenkamp, center, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division and Commander of Train, Advise, Assist, Command-South serves Thanksgiving meals at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019 while deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (Photo Credit: Maj. Thomas Cieslak)VIEW ORIGINAL8 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –Capt. Michael Nilsen, Commander of Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, serves Thanksgiving meals at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019 while deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (Photo Credit: Maj. Thomas Cieslak)VIEW ORIGINAL9 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –Maj. Jesse Kadle, right, assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and Lt. Col. John Cole, assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, center, serve Thanksgiving meals at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019 while deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (Photo Credit: Maj. Thomas Cieslak)VIEW ORIGINAL10 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –Paratroopers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division celebrate Thanksgiving in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019. In keeping with tradition, senior leaders on the base served the meal while greeting the diners. (Photo Credit: Spc. John Lytle)VIEW ORIGINAL11 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –A Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division seasons shrimp at a remote base in Uruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019. The Culinary Specialist was preparing the food for the battalion's Thanksgiving feast scheduled later in the day. (Photo Credit: Spc. John Lytle)VIEW ORIGINAL12 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –A Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division slices ham at a remote base in Uruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019. The Culinary Specialist was preparing the food for the battalion's Thanksgiving feast scheduled later in the day. (Photo Credit: Spc. John Lytle)VIEW ORIGINAL13 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –A Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division prepares turkeys at a remote base in Uruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019. The Culinary Specialist was preparing the food for the battalion's Thanksgiving feast scheduled later in the day. (Photo Credit: Spc. John Lytle)VIEW ORIGINAL14 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –A Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division slices ham at a remote base in Uruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019. The Culinary Specialist was preparing the food for the battalion's Thanksgiving feast scheduled later in the day. (Photo Credit: Spc. John Lytle)VIEW ORIGINAL15 / 15Show Caption +Hide Caption –A Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division tests the temperature of a turkey at a remote base in Uruzgan Province, Southern Afghanistan on Thursday, November 28, 2019. The Culinary Specialist was preparing the food for the battalion's Thanksgiving feast scheduled later in the day. (Photo Credit: Spc. John Lytle)VIEW ORIGINAL
Deployed U.S. service members celebrated the Thanksgiving Holiday on Kandahar Airfield with tradition, food and fellowship.
Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division, Paratroopers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division and other members of the U.S. Armed Forces deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan in support of Operation Resolute Support and Operation Freedom's Sentinel enjoyed a massive Thanksgiving meal at the airfield's main dining facility.
In keeping with tradition, leaders from the organizations served the meal to diners while wishing them a Happy Thanksgiving before themselves enjoying the feast and fellowship.
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