Afghan Deployments Announced For 11,000 Troops

Three brigades are among the 11,000 troops set for the next rotation to Afghanistan, the Army Times reports.

The Pentagon on Tuesday announced the following deployments:

• 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Ky. (3,700 soldiers);

• 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, Vilseck, Germany (4,000 soldiers); and

• 2nd BCT, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa National Guard (3,500 soldiers).

The 1st BCT and 2nd SCR are slated for a spring/summer 2010 deployment,...