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| US orders 82nd Airborne brigade to Kuwait |
| 2006-12-27 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates has signed orders that will send the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade to Kuwait, shortly after the new year, senior defense officials said Tuesday. The decision to send the unit was first reported earlier this month. The soldiers are expected to be deployed into Iraq early next year, and the move could be part of a short-term surge of troops to the battlefront to quell the current violence. The 82nd Airborne unit - which would include as many as 3,300 soldiers, will replace the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which had served as the reserve force based in Kuwait, but has been deployed into Iraq. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Ya got that, Airborne and all, They also do peace keeping ops in Dominican, DC, and the Big Easy. They unfortunately are the fit all for events we don't have METL tasks for. No doubt they will be used to stop any riots associated with Saddams hanging. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-12-27 13:22 |
| #5 The White Falcons Mission. The 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment's mission is to deploy worldwide within 18 hours of notification, execute a parachute assault, conduct combat operations, and WIN! Specifically, the Regiment will conduct a forcible entry to seize a defended airfield, build up combat power as quickly as possible and conduct follow-on military operations. |
| Posted by: SwissTex 2006-12-27 09:59 |
#4 I believe there is a spelling error in the story.to be deployed into Ira |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2006-12-27 09:13 |
| #3 The 82nd isn't an occupying force... |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2006-12-27 07:21 |
| #2 Just in time to help out with the hanging festivities. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-27 06:28 |
| #1 Wait! Didn't Pres. Biden say this wasn't going to happen on his watch? /snark> |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2006-12-27 00:57 |