Articles 8.3.2005
The Stars & Stripes has a 4 part series on the experiences of the 2nd BCT as it went from Korea to Iraq to Colorado. The 4th article discusses the planned transformation of the 2nd BCT at Ft. Carson. Some quotes:
- "Under the Pentagon’s plan to transform the Army into a lighter, more easily deployable force, 2nd Brigade will become what’s called a Unit of Action. Some of its units will be dissolved and reconstituted, and many of its soldiers will leave the Army or move on to new assignments."
- "One-third of the troops will probably move again within six months."
- "Some 800 of the brigade’s soldiers chose to re-enlist while in Iraq, said Master Sgt. Robert Ahern, the brigade retention noncommissioned officer."
- "The 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, for example, will cease to exist. It will reorganize as a reconnaissance and surveillance cavalry squadron with about half the personnel of the existing unit. The entire brigade will become a "light" unit of action, a big difference from the "light/heavy" unit it was in South Korea."
- "Officials from 2nd Brigade say five Iraqi battalions are already operating in Ramadi. At least two more will be sent there, perhaps eventually a full division."
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Other Articles from the region:
- Christian Science Monitor: Special Briefing: Jihad: Who's joining, and why?
- NY Times (reg req'd): Worry Grows as Iraq's Defense Ministry Falls Short of Expectations
- Knight Ridder: Insurgents using more powerful roadside bombs, military panel says
- "Under the Pentagon’s plan to transform the Army into a lighter, more easily deployable force, 2nd Brigade will become what’s called a Unit of Action. Some of its units will be dissolved and reconstituted, and many of its soldiers will leave the Army or move on to new assignments."
- "One-third of the troops will probably move again within six months."
- "Some 800 of the brigade’s soldiers chose to re-enlist while in Iraq, said Master Sgt. Robert Ahern, the brigade retention noncommissioned officer."
- "The 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry, for example, will cease to exist. It will reorganize as a reconnaissance and surveillance cavalry squadron with about half the personnel of the existing unit. The entire brigade will become a "light" unit of action, a big difference from the "light/heavy" unit it was in South Korea."
- "Officials from 2nd Brigade say five Iraqi battalions are already operating in Ramadi. At least two more will be sent there, perhaps eventually a full division."
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Other Articles from the region:
- Christian Science Monitor: Special Briefing: Jihad: Who's joining, and why?
- NY Times (reg req'd): Worry Grows as Iraq's Defense Ministry Falls Short of Expectations
- Knight Ridder: Insurgents using more powerful roadside bombs, military panel says
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