Thousands in Germany, Italy told they will be deploying

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in mid-2007

By Mark St.Clair, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Tuesday, January 23, 2007


Some 8,500 soldiers from 43 units in Germany and Italy have received official word that they will be deploying to either Iraq or Afghanistan later this year, U.S. Army Europe officials announced Monday.

Part of the 2007-2009 force rotation announced by the Defense Department in November, all the affected units are preparing for yearlong deployments in support of operations in Iraq or Afghanistan, USAREUR said.

The deployment is not part of the increase of troops announced by President Bush earlier this month.

Larger units, such as the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team — located in Bamberg and Schweinfurt, Germany, and Vicenza, Italy — and the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade — from Ansbach and Katterbach, Germany — will be sending several thousand soldiers each.

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