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| The Third ID is on the move... |
| 2003-01-01 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. on Tuesday ordered an infantry division from Georgia to prepare to ship to the Persian Gulf, Fox News has learned. The troops, from the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), received prepare-to-deploy orders earlier this week, Army officials said. A defense official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed they were going to the Persian Gulf region as a part of the U.S. military's buildup of forces there. The 3rd is the heavy division assigned to Central Command. They're a big pain in the butt to get to the region, but they have the ability to hit really, really hard once they get there. It is the largest single ground force sent to the region since the Bush administration indicated its willingness to go to war against the regime of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein more than a year ago. The division's 2nd Brigade -- several thousand soldiers based at Fort Stewart, Ga. -- is already in Kuwait on a regular troop rotation, officials said. The division's 1st and 3rd Brigades, from Fort Stewart and Fort Benning, Ga., respectively, and its aviation brigade, from Hunter Army Airfield near Savannah, Ga., will begin moving to the region in the coming weeks. Officials declined to provide their precise destination. All told, between 15,000 and 17,000 soldiers from the division will go to the region, officials said. "region" means Kuwait |
| Posted by:Patrick Phillips |
| #1 Fred, in '91 it was a chore to get them mob'd but I think most of their gear and mechanics are Q-M'd in Bahrain, Q8 and Qatar now. Easier transition to max rediness that way. |
| Posted by: Jack 2003-01-02 09:26:18 |