Army to Send 1,200 Alaska-Based Soldiers to Afghanistan

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Army to Send 1,200 Alaska-Based Soldiers to Afghanistan
The U.S. Army will start deploying about 1,200 Alaska-based soldiers to Afghanistan this week.

Sept. 1, 2017, at 8:57 a.m.

Army to Send 1,200 Alaska-Based Soldiers to Afghanistan

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Army is set to send about 1,200 Alaska-based soldiers to Afghanistan this week to advise the country's security forces.

The soldiers of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Anchorage's Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will deploy throughout the next month, Alaska Public Media reported (http://bit.ly/2xBjnpj ) on Wednesday.

Maj. David Cochrane, the unit's operations commander, said most soldiers will be sent to eastern Afghanistan to advise and assist the country's security forces.

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