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| 82nd ABN BDE, 11,000 Soldiers, To Deploy To Afghanistan |
| 2006-08-03 |
| The Pentagon announced Wednesday that a combat brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, will deploy to Afghanistan late this year as part of the next rotation of forces. The deployment, to include the 82nd Airborne headquarters staff and various unidentified support units, will total about 11,000 soldiers, the Pentagon said. The announcement gave no indication that this would represent either an increase or a decrease in U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan, which currently stand at about 22,000. At a Pentagon news conference, Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that based on his visit last week to Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan he is optimistic about progress there. Regarding troops levels, Pace said, "The U.S. contribution has stayed stable and will remain stable." Late last year the Pentagon said U.S. troop levels would be reduced by 3,000 this year. But that has not happened, mainly because the Taliban armed resistance has stepped up its attacks, particular in the volatile southern areas. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #8 The Marines still use Infantry Regiments, which consist of 3 Infantry battlations and ancillary support units. In the Korean War, an Army Regiment had about 3800 men. At some point, the army went to 'Brigades', which were usually combined arms teams. So they might have 2 Infantry battalions, an armored battalion, artillery battalions and support units. The battalions still kept their Regimenal designations due to the illustrious history of many Regiments. For instance, the Army's 27th Infantry Regiment is no longer constituted as a Regiment, but Brigades with have Battalions like the '1st battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment'. I think that the Army also re-did their Brigades so now a Division has 4 manuever brigades. |
| Posted by: Brett 2006-08-03 21:49 |
| #7 I believe the Chief of Staff of the Army Gen Peter Schoomaker has recently decided to ditch the "unit of action/unit of employment" terminology and revert back to Bde and Div. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-03 16:28 |
| #6 Today we have companies, Battalions, Brigades, and Divisions. As AL said, that is all about to change. Prior to this we had troops, Squadrons, and Regiments. AL correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the Regiment was a hold over from the Britts. The Air Force and the Army Cav and some select SOCOM units still operate under Regimental colors not Brigade colors. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-08-03 16:24 |
| #5 Out of curiosity, how did "regiment" fit into the hierarchy? |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-08-03 16:16 |
| #4 BDE = Brigade, IIUC. However the 82nd is a division Yes it is a Division. And there are 3 manuever Brigades in each Division. All this means is that a BDE from the 82nd is replacing the BDE from the 10th Mountain Division in the Eastern sector of the country. Actually the Brigades are going away. They are be transformed to UAs, or Unit of Action. This new concept finds it's roots in the book "Breaking the Phalanx" written about 15 years ago by an Army Colonel who critcized the current Army's Division structure. He was way ahead of his time... But I digress. |
| Posted by: Armylife 2006-08-03 14:25 |
| #3 BDE = Brigade, IIUC. However the 82nd is a division. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2006-08-03 13:23 |
| #2 AKA "The left flank"... |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-08-03 10:34 |
| #1 ATW! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-08-03 07:50 |