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101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Operation Iraqi Freedom PlaqueScreaming Eagles – Rendezvous with Destiny
Honor the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division with this detailed custom military history plaque covering their service in Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2003–2011.
Features a Iraq map highlighting major areas of operations and a complete Order of Battle of the division’s key elements and deployments.
Key HistoryIn 2003 the 101st Airborne Division advanced through southern Iraq, clearing Najaf, Karbala, and Hillah before conducting the longest air assault in history into northern Iraq and assuming responsibility for Mosul.
In 2005–2006 the division headquarters returned as Task Force Band of Brothers, commanding Multi-National Division–North from COB Speicher/Tikrit and partnering with Iraqi Security Forces across northern Iraq. Individual brigades continued rotating through Baghdad, the Triangle of Death, Salah ad Din, Nineveh, Diyala, and other critical areas through 2011.
Order of Battle on the Plaque• Headquarters & Headquarters Battalion “Gladiators” – 2003–2004 OIF I (Najaf, Karbala, Hillah); 2005–2006 OIF III MND-N (Task Force Band of Brothers)
• 1st BCT “Bastogne” – Mosul/Tal Afar, Tikrit/Salah ad Din, Eastern Diyala/Kirkuk
• 2nd BCT “Strike” – Qayyarah West/Shirqat, Baghdad/East Rashid, Southwest Baghdad, Mosul/Nineveh
• 3rd BCT “Rakkasans” – Bayji/Hatra Corridor, Salah ad Din (Tikrit, Samarra, Balad), Yusifiyah/Mahmudiya/Triangle of Death
• 4th BCT “Currahee” – South Baghdad & Babil Province
• 101st/159th Combat Aviation Brigades – Multiple rotations including Mosul, Q-West, and multi-sector support
• Division Artillery “Guns of Glory” & Sustainment Brigade “Lifeliners” – Supported operations across northern and central Iraq
Perfect gift for 101st Airborne veterans, families, and collectors of Operation Iraqi Freedom history.