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U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release |
| No. 742-11 | ||
| IMMEDIATE RELEASE | August 26, 2011 |
DOD Identifies Unit for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation
The Department of Defense announced today a unit to deploy as part of the upcoming rotation of forces operating in Afghanistan. The announcement involves one brigade combat team totaling about 3,200 soldiers. The scheduled deployment date for this unit is December 2011.
Specific unit:
3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
DoD will continue to announce major deployments as they are approved.
http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14753
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