The Department of Defense today identified three major units to deploy as part of the upcoming rotation of forces operating in Afghanistan. The scheduled rotation involves three brigade combat teams (BCT) -- one Infantry brigade combat team with roughly 2,800 personnel; one armored brigade combat team with roughly 4,000 personnel and one infantry brigade combat team with roughly 2,870 personnel -- to rotate in winter 2012. The deploying units include:
Brigade Combat Teams:
1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
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