Saturday, March 5, 2011

US 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Div. ready to deploy to Afghanistan

The U.S Army's 10th Mountain Division's 3rd Brigade Combat Team marked the start of its year long deployment to Afghanistan with a ceremony Friday 4th March.

The unit's 3,500 soldiers will spend a year just west of Kandahar and know exactly what to expect.

"This will be a tough fight," brigade commander Col. Patrick D. Frank said. "This is the spiritual homeland of the Taliban, so our soldiers are ready for that type of fight."

The brigade will be relieving the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division, based out of Fort Campbell, Ky.

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