Army announces 3 unit rotations to Mideast, Europe and Korea
By Army Times staff
Dec 16, 2021
U.S. soldiers conduct convoy operations in northeastern Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve on Sept. 27, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Michael West/Army)
The Army has announced three
deployments in the coming months as part of a regular rotation of forces around the globe.
The 1st Infantry BCT,
, from Fort Drum, New York, will deploy to U.S. Central Command this winter to support the U.S. commitment to Operation Inherent Resolve, the named mission to defeat the
.
Major combat operations ended when ISIS lost its territorial caliphate in 2019, but the group remains active as an insurgency. Tensions between the U.S. and
in the region also continue to garner headlines.
The 1st Armored BCT,
, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, will deploy this spring to support the U.S. commitment to South Korea.
Army units regularly rotate to the Korean peninsula, though there are also about 28,500 U.S. troops permanently assigned there. Many of the U.S. forces in the country are located 40 miles south of Seoul at Camp Humphreys.
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The 3rd Armored BCT,
, stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, will deploy to Europe this spring to support “the U.S. commitment to NATO allies and partners,” a unit press release reads.
Russia recently
along its border with Ukraine, sparking concerns over a possible war in Eastern Europe. There have been long simmering tensions in the region following the
in 2014 and amid the ongoing
.
While Ukraine is not a NATO member, the U.S. has strongly
there.
In recent years, NATO has also helped supply Ukrainian forces with better weaponry, including anti-tank missiles and some drone technology.