Troop Deployment By kchappell Period: Jan 1, 2002 to Dec 31, 2011 Troop Deployment Jan 4, 2002 First U.S. Troop, Nathan Ross Chapman, dies in Afghanistan Nathan Ross Chapman Sep 22, 2002 82nd Airborne Division enter Afghanistan U.S. Army soldiers of Task Force Panther 82nd Airborne Division enter Afghanistan.
