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07-08-2004, 02:56 PM
July 07, 2004
Next round of ground-troop rotations to Iraq announced
By Matthew Cox
Times staff writer
The U.S. military unveiled its plan today for the next round of ground-troop rotations to Iraq.
At a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Defense Department and Army officials laid out Operation Iraqi Freedom III – a plan to replace the 18 combat brigades now in Iraq with 17 brigades from the Army and Marine Corps.
The rotations are slated to begin this month with a brigade from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and stretch into March.
Here’s a look at the rest of the schedule and tentative deployment dates:
• The 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, the Army’s second Stryker Brigade Combat Team – November
• The 3rd Infantry Division, which will consist of two brigades from the 3rd ID; 3rd Brigade from the 1st Armored Division and the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Brigade – November through March
• The National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, made up of two brigades from the 3rd ID, the Idaho Guard’s 116th Brigade and the Tennessee Guard’s 178th Brigade – December through February
• The 11th and 24th Marine Expeditionary Units – January
• The Mississippi Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade – February
• A Marine Expeditionary Force consisting of two Marine Regiments and 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division – March
• The Hawaii National Guard’s 29th Brigade – March
• The 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment – March
Next round of ground-troop rotations to Iraq announced
By Matthew Cox
Times staff writer
The U.S. military unveiled its plan today for the next round of ground-troop rotations to Iraq.
At a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee, Defense Department and Army officials laid out Operation Iraqi Freedom III – a plan to replace the 18 combat brigades now in Iraq with 17 brigades from the Army and Marine Corps.
The rotations are slated to begin this month with a brigade from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and stretch into March.
Here’s a look at the rest of the schedule and tentative deployment dates:
• The 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, the Army’s second Stryker Brigade Combat Team – November
• The 3rd Infantry Division, which will consist of two brigades from the 3rd ID; 3rd Brigade from the 1st Armored Division and the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Brigade – November through March
• The National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, made up of two brigades from the 3rd ID, the Idaho Guard’s 116th Brigade and the Tennessee Guard’s 178th Brigade – December through February
• The 11th and 24th Marine Expeditionary Units – January
• The Mississippi Guard’s 155th Armored Brigade – February
• A Marine Expeditionary Force consisting of two Marine Regiments and 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division – March
• The Hawaii National Guard’s 29th Brigade – March
• The 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment – March