The 10th Mountain Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team began deploying Soldiers to Afghanistan Jan. 9 with the departure of nearly 130 Soldiers of C Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment from Fort Drum's Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield.
They are the first of more than 3,000 Soldiers from the brigade who will deploy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The remainder of the battalion will be deployed by the end of January.
And the 4th ID CAB is ready to depart.
About 2,600 Fort Hood soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan as part of President Barack Obama's announced surge of 30,000 additional troops there, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.
The 4th Combat Aviation Brigade will leave for Afghanistan this summer. It is the third major U.S. Army unit to be deployed under the troop buildup.
By: Brant
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