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A group of soldiers from Fort Riley are coming home.
According to the Army, about 120 Soldiers with Company F, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, are set to return this week to Fort Riley
following a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
While deployed, the Soldiers of "Phoenix" company operated the Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system, providing reconnaissance, surveillance and air power to support the ground forces of the United States and its allies. During the deployment, Fenix Soldiers conducted more than 1,000 combat missions resulting in more than 8,000 ...