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Nearly 8K Fort Carson soldiers headed to Afghanistan next year
« on: December 22, 2017, 10:34:20 am »

Nearly 8K Fort Carson soldiers headed to Afghanistan next year
Base soldiers have seen a larger emphasis on combat with commanders preparing them to face a highly-skilled enemy



Tom Roeder


More than 7,500 Fort Carson soldiers are now on official orders to Afghanistan next spring and hundreds more are expected to join them as the 4th Infantry Division headquarters and two of its combat brigades head back to war.

The deployment, rumored for months and made official by the Army Thursday, involves the 3,500-soldier 2nd Brigade Combat Team and the 4,000-soldier 1st Brigade Combat Team. The division's headquarters, including its boss Maj. Gen. Randy George, are expected to head out to lead the brigades in battle.

https://www.military1.com/deployment/article/1884517014-nearly-8k-fort-carson-soldiers-headed-to-afghanistan-next-year/