Task Force 11 (TF 11), also known as Task Force Sword, was a combined joint interagency special operations task force under the direction of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) deployed to Afghanistan in late 2001 to conduct direct action missions against several high value al-Qaeda and Taliban targets in southern Afghanistan.  TF 11 was first inserted into Afghanistan in October 2001 to take control of Objective Rhino.  On October 19th, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment departed from the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) to conduct an air assault onto Objective Honda, the codename for a remote airfield in Dalbandin, Pakistan. Objective Honda was to service as a contingency operations site in support of the Kandahar raid being staged from Objective Rhino.  During the operation a US Army MH-60 experienced adverse flying conditions and made a hard landing, resulting in the deaths of 2 personnel onboard and 3 injuries.  Those two casualties were Spc. Kristofor T. Stonesifer and Spc. Jonn J. Edmunds. Kris and Jonn were our first two honorees, and they serve as the bedrock of this organization.