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| National Guard units from 4 states tapped for possible Iraq tour |
| 2007-04-10 |
| Four National Guard units are being prepared for possible deployment to Iraq. The specific units are the Army National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, based in Little Rock, Ark.; the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma City; the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Indianapolis, and the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Columbus, Ohio. That makes up some 13-thousand troops. Several thousand of them have already done one tour in Iraq. The Pentagon says the units will serve as replacement forces in the regular troop rotation for the war, and will not be connected to the recent military buildup for security operations in Baghdad. One unit will deploy in December and the others in 2008. |
| Posted by:Fred |