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FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Division Ready Force one of the Global Response Force has received orders to deploy to Afghanistan in May in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
This deployment is the ninth deployment for a 2nd BCT unit since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
For the past 19 months, the 2nd BCT has been the forcible entry component of the Nation's Global Response Force. The Battalion recently participated in Operation Unified Response, providing humanitarian assistance in Haiti following the devastating earthquake that struck there in January.
The battalion will take part in the International Security Assistance Force effort increasing the capabilities of the Afghan National Security Forces and improving security for the Afghan people.
The remainder of the BCT will continue to serve as the Army Component of the GRF, prepared to deploy on short notice contingency operations anywhere in the world.
For more information concerning the deployment of the 2nd BCT, contact the 2nd BCT Public Affairs Officer at (256) 276-4282 or by email: Christopher.brautigam@us.army.mil
| Date Taken: | 04.22.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 04.23.2010 11:46 |
| Story ID: | 48590 |
| Location: | FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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