Mustang 22 Memorial

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Nevada Army Guard Chinook Helicopter-call sign: Mustang 22 was shot down in Afghanistan on September 25, 2005 at 0305z.

The D Company, 113th Aviation CH-47 Chinook (Mustangs), assigned to Task Force Storm, was the lead aircraft on a deliberate assault team of 3 Chinooks, 2 Apaches and 2 Blackhawks. The flight departed before dawn to insert elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade on an assault mission against Taliban insurgents near Deh Chopan in Zabul Province. The crew had just completed inserting 30 combat troops when it suffered a catastrophic hit from a rocket propelled gr***de shortly after departing the landing zone. The aircraft was destroyed and we lost 5 of our valued soldiers: Pilot-in-Command CW3 John Flynn and Flight Engineer SGT Patrick Stewart from the Nevada Army Guard, Pilot WO1 Adrian Stump and Flight Engineer Tane Baum from the Oregon Army Guard and Door Gunner SGT Kenneth Ross from active duty.

During the intense year of combat supporting Operation Enduring Freedom the Mustangs flew 6799 combat hours, completed 157 deliberate assaults, moved over 12 million pounds of cargo, transported 47000 combat soldiers, lost 2 CH-47’s and sustained battle damage to 18 of the formidable aircraft.

The memorial was dedicated on September 25, 2010 – the 5 year anniversary. It is located at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Reno and is dedicated to their memory.

Major Sponsors of this Memorial:
B Co, 189th Flight Platoon
Sierra Nevada Construction
Reno Concrete
Century Landscapes
Great Basin Ready Mix
Kandahar Kruisers
BJG Architecture & Engineering
Northeast Masonry
Basalite Concrete Products
Vietnam Veterans of America
Nevada Military Support Alliance
240th Engineers, NV Army Guard
The Resort at Red Hawk
Gerlach Volunteer Fire Department
Radktke Tile and Marble
Branded Screen Printing
D&L Tile
Sign Pro of Carson City
Reno Air Race Association
Western Pacific Electric
The Home Depot
Columbia Helicopters
Fisher Consulting

Mustang 22 Memorial is an IRS 501(c)3 non-profit organization. For information on donating to the memorial email Sean Laycox at [email protected] or call 775-240-2284.

Location of the Mustang 22 Memorial is:
Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF)
20,000 Army Aviation Drive
Reno, NV 89506

Give us a call if you would like to come out and view the memorial and we'll give you directions. Call Flight Operations during normal work days at 775-972-2773/2738 or if you are coming in after closing you will need to call security at 775-972-2761.