The Pentagon announced plans today to extend the deployment of certain units now in Iraq. According to the following transcript, the command element of Task Force Olympia will remain in Mosul through the January elections, which is slightly longer than originally planned. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this group is comprised of I Corps staff based at Ft. Lewis.
GEN. RODRIGUEZ: The 1st Infantry Division Headquarters, and also Task Force Olympia, which is the headquarters up in MNB North, as well as the MNC-I headquarters, which is built around the 3rd Corps, we delayed the replacement of those forces a couple of weeks so that they could remain through the elections, for the same reason, so that they had the most experienced personnel there through the election period.
Media Roundtable on Troop Extensions
The Pentagon announced plans today to extend the deployment of certain units now in Iraq. According to the following transcript, the command element of Task Force Olympia will remain in Mosul through the January elections, which is slightly longer than originally planned. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this group is comprised of I Corps staff based at Ft. Lewis.
Link to Full TranscriptGEN. RODRIGUEZ: The 1st Infantry Division Headquarters, and also Task Force Olympia, which is the headquarters up in MNB North, as well as the MNC-I headquarters, which is built around the 3rd Corps, we delayed the replacement of those forces a couple of weeks so that they could remain through the elections, for the same reason, so that they had the most experienced personnel there through the election period.
