DOD Identifies Units for Upcoming Afghanistan Rotation
November 30, 2012

The Department of Defense today identified three major units to deploy as part of the upcoming rotation of forces operating in Afghanistan. The scheduled rotation involves two infantry brigade combat teams – one with roughly 1,400 personnel, the other with roughly 2,800 personnel – and one division headquarters with roughly 620 personnel to rotate in winter 2012 and spring 2013. The deploying units include:

Brigade Combat Teams:

• 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.
• 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Division Headquarters:

• 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

DoD will continue to announce major deployments as they are approved. For information on these respective deployments, contact the following: 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, contact the 10th Mountain Division public affairs officer at 315-772-7634; 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Division Headquarters, contact the 101stAirborne Division public affairs officer at 270-798-9962.