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BAMYAN PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN – Task Force Cyclone commander and their Soldiers welcomed members of Task Force Wolverine, who will assume command and work with the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team, March 13.
U.S. Army Brigadier Gen. Joseph Culver, Task Force Cyclone commander; U.S. Army Col. William Roy, Task Force Wolverine commander; U.S. Army Col. Michael Berry, Task Force Wolverine Bamyan officer in charge and other members of both units visited the Bamyan Provincial Reconstruction Team and Afghan National Police in Bamyan province, Afghanistan.
Task Force Wolverine will be assuming command from Task Force Cyclone in the next few weeks. Wolverine will be working with the New Zealand PRT and the Afghan National Police in the Bamyan Area.
“General Culver, I would like to welcome you to Bamyan,” said Gen. Khoda Yar Qudsi, ANP deputy dead of police in Bamyan. “We have worked well with the NZ (New Zealand) PRT and your team, and I hope we can continue to work with the new team on making Bamyan a model province.”
Qudsi also expressed the need for advanced training for the members of his police force.
“I am very honored to be here and to help support your agency,” said Berry. “I am bringing quite a bit of experience in law enforcement on the team, as well as a lot of energy and excitement to help you and the people of Bamyan.”
New Zealand Army Col. Martin Dransfield, New Zealand PRT commander, accompanied the visitors to the ANP Headquarters in Bamyan.
“The arrival of Task Force Wolverine is the start of an important chapter for us,” said Dransfield. “Our combined focus will be very much in supporting the police, also, we would like to thank General Culver for the dedication and hard work he has given us.”
Task Force Cyclone will be finishing out their tour in Kabul, Afghanistan.
“I am happy to be taking over for Task Force Cyclone, I am very happy to have Colonel Berry with me on my team. He has 21 years of professional police experience and he will be leading the team here in Bamyan,” said Roy.
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