An entire Brigade of troops from the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division heading to Afghanistan as part of a major troop rotation announced by the Pentagon.
The Department of Defense identified five U.S. Army units to deploy as part of an upcoming rotation of combat forces scheduled for combat operations in Afghanistan.
“The scheduled rotation involves elements of one infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) with roughly 3,200 personnel (1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division); elements of one cavalry regiment (CR) with roughly 2,050 personnel (3rd Cavalry Regiment); elements of two combat aviation brigades – one with roughly 1,700 personnel and the other with roughly 1,000 personnel (16th Combat Aviation Brigade and 12th Combat Aviation Brigade); a division headquarters element with roughly 350 personnel (1st Cavalry Division Headquarters) to rotate in spring 2014 in support of the combatant commander’s mission requirements. The deploying units include:
Brigade Combat Teams/Combat Aviation Brigades:
1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
3rd Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.
16th Combat Aviation Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Ansbach, Germany.
Division Headquarters:
1st Cavalry Division Headquarters, Fort Hood, Texas.
DoD will continue to announce major deployments as they are approved.
For information on the respective deployments, contact the following: 1st BCT, 82nd Abn. Div., contact the 82nd Abn. Div. public affairs office at 910- 432-0661; 3rd CR, contact the III Corps public affairs office at 254-286-5139; 16th CAB, contact the 7th Inf. Div. public affairs office at 253-477-5746; 12th CAB, contact the U.S. Army Europe public affairs office at 011-49-611-705-3074; and the 1st Cav. Div. HQ, contact the III Corps public affairs office at 254-286-5139.
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