Despite the dramatic drop in violence, and resulting casualties, in Iraq over the past year, the Pentagon does not anticipate a dramatic drop in U.S. troops deployed to Iraq.
The planned deployments involve about 26,000 troops and would maintain 14 combat brigades in Iraq from about February to early fall. But the decisions do not rule out potential changes as military leaders assess the security there and eye more troop withdrawals.
Six of the 10 units slated to head to Iraq next year are from Washington or North Carolina, with others from Texas, Kansas and Wyoming. It would mark the first time the Army’s 1st Corps headquarters out of Fort Lewis, Wash., has deployed to either Iraq or Afghanistan.
Among the units slated to deploy are:
- 4th Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division
- 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division
- 1st Cavalry Division headquarters
- 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force headquarters
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