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Fort Polk's 10th Mountain Brigade Bound For Iraq Within Months

July 24 2017

USA

The U.S. Army has announced that the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), based at Fort Polk, La., will deploy to Iraq in the fall.

The 2,100-strong unit will replace the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, as part of a regular rotation of force to Operation Inherent Resolve, said an Army release on July 20.

The unit is the first of brigade size to deploy under the Associated Units Pilot Program.

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