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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Defense (DOD) announced today that two units from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell will be returning to Afghanistan.
The 1st Brigade Combat Team and 3rd Brigade Combat team are two of three units scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in the fall of 2014 as part of the upcoming rotation of forces.
DOD says roughly 1,000 personnel from 1st BCT and 900 personnel from 3rd BCT will be deployed.
Roughly 1,725 personnel from 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina will also deploy as part of the rotation.