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Mid-2005 Troop
Rotation Plans for Iraq, Afghanistan |
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The Pentagon has decided on its troop
rotation plans for mid-2005, which will
keep force levels at the same strength
for operations in
Iraq and Afghanistan. There are
roughly 138,000 troops in Iraq and
18,000 in Afghanistan; another 12,000
are being sent to Iraq to provide
security for elections. Defense
Department spokesman Lawrence Di Rita
said the moves were part of the regular
rotations, and would not significantly
change the look of the force in either
Iraq or Afghanistan. The deployment
would keep force levels at three
brigades and a division headquarters
element in Afghanistan, and 17 brigades
and three division headquarters elements
in Iraq. For Operation Enduring Freedom
in Afghanistan, the troops set to rotate
in include:
- The 3rd and 4th Brigades and
headquarters elements, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
- The 53rd Infantry Brigade and
headquarters elements, Florida
National Guard
For Operation Iraqi Freedom, the
following units have been tapped to
rotate in:
- 4th Infantry Division - division
headquarters and four brigades
- 101st Airborne Division, Air
Assault, headquarters elements and
four brigades, Fort Campbell, Ky.
- 48th Infantry Brigade
(Separate), Georgia National Guard
- 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat
Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
- 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
- 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry
Division, Fort Riley, Kan.
For more information, see
this article. To get deployment
information, visit our
Deployment Center.
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From Military .com |
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