WASHINGTON--Army officers in Alaska and Iraq say they have heard no word of any early return of soldiers with the Fort Wainwright-based 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told different media over the weekend and earlier this week that the overall force in Iraq may be reduced during the next several months.
Soldiers with the 172nd brigade left Fort Wainwright in August and are scheduled to return in August of 2006, if all goes well. [...]
Brigade's return status unchanged
Link to Full ArticleBy SAM BISHOP, News-Miner
WASHINGTON--Army officers in Alaska and Iraq say they have heard no word of any early return of soldiers with the Fort Wainwright-based 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told different media over the weekend and earlier this week that the overall force in Iraq may be reduced during the next several months.
Soldiers with the 172nd brigade left Fort Wainwright in August and are scheduled to return in August of 2006, if all goes well. [...]
