U.S. Army operation in Afghanistan or Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF) began on 7 October 2001 after the September 11 attacks on the United States. For the next twenty years, the U.S. Army would count on the Transportation Corps to sustain operations in Afghanistan. In that time, the U.S. Army would undergo major changes, organization, uniforms, and equipment which would all impact the Transportation Corps. Come to the U.S. Army Transportation Museum to see the three types of camouflage, the new vehicles, and much more about how the Transportation Corps operated during these twenty years.

The RG33L Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle on display in the Afghanistan gallery of the U.S. Army Transportation Museum.

A Coast Guard Port Security Unit boat crew, from Fort Eustis, VA, patrols the Hudson River 26 September 2001. Members from the Port Security Units, mostly Coast Guard Reservists, were deployed to New York to provide on-water security after the World Trade Center attack September 11. U.S. Coast Guard Photo.

A M-Gator, a militarized version of the John Deere all-terrain vehicle Gator vehicles. In the early stages of Operation Enduring Freedom, M- Gators would see heavy service in Afghanistan. This M-Gator is part of the artifact collection of the U.S. Army Transportation Museum.

SSG George Beckett, C Troop, 3-71 Cavalry Squadron, 10th Mountain hooks a conex to a CH-47 to deliver to a combat outpost (COP) in northeastern Afghanistan. U.S. Army Image

A U.S. sustainment convoy from the distribution platoon of Echo Company, 148th Brigade Support Battalion reaches Tera pass during a convoy, in Logar province, Afghanistan on 01 March 2010. US Army Image

This International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patch in Army Combat Uniform camouflage pattern was worn by then LTC Joseph Corleto while assigned to the 53rd Movement Control Battalion in support of the 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan. It is now part of the artifact collection of the U.S. Army Transportation Museum.

2LT John Deal, a platoon leader, explains mission using a sand table, under the watch of BG Joseph Votel, CJTF-82 deputy commander of operations May 2007. US Army Image

E Company, 710th Brigade Support Battalion convoy delivers ammo, food, mail and other supplies to the frontline along the Pech River Road, one of the most dangerous roads in east Afghanistan in 2007. US Army Image.

Unofficial “Rail Team” tab worn by MAJ Scott Meyer while serving on the Afghan Railway Advisory Team (ARAT) in Afghanistan

Afghan Rail Advisory Team (ARAT) documenting parts of the railhead of the Afghan rail system Northern Afghanistan in 2014.

A souvenir toy Afghan ”Jingle Truck” which is on display at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum to highlight the role of civilian transportation used in line-haul operations in Afghanistan.

Jingle trucks maneuver in to place for inspection outside of Forward Operating Base Torkham, in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2013. The main supply route is designated to move goods through the Torkham Gate, in and out of Afghanistan and Pakistan. US Army Image

1st Lt Grochmal from the 359th Inland Cargo Transfer Company area poses in front of T-walls on Forward Operating Base Ghazni in Afghanistan circa 2012.

USAF crews load Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) onto a C-17 from retrograde of people and equipment throughout Afghanistan in December 2014. USAF Image.