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Deployment Orders

Oct-20-2009 » Filed Under: 2nd SCR

Today the DoD officially announced that the 2nd SCR will deploy to Afghanistan in the spring/summer time frame.

The Department of Defense announced today major units scheduled to deploy as part of upcoming rotations of forces operating in Afghanistan. The announcement involves two active duty brigade combat teams totaling 7,700 personnel, and one National Guard brigade with approximately 3,500 personnel. The scheduled rotation for these forces will begin in the spring of 2010.

Specific units receiving deployment orders include:

2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (SCR), Vilseck, Germany

The spring/summer rotation of the 1st BCT, 101st Airborne Division (3,700 personnel) and the 2nd SCR (4,000 personnel) continues the U.S. commitment to maintain the current level of forces assigned to the

NATO-International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

Related:

Vilseck-based Stryker regiment tapped for Afghan rotation - Stars & Stripes


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