Soldiers carry a tank roadwheel to simulate the necessities of emergency maintenance during training at Drawsko Combat Training Center in Poland on July 2, 2024. (Kimberly Blair/U.S. Army)
WASHINGTON — Three Army brigades will deploy to Europe, South Korea and the Middle East in the fall as part of regular troop rotations, the Army announced.
The 1st Armored Division’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team from Fort Bliss, Texas, will deploy to Europe to replace the 4th Infantry Division’s 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team to train alongside NATO forces.
The U.S. launched Operation Atlantic Resolve in 2014 after Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine when it annexed the Crimean Peninsula. The operation — meant to bolster NATO’s eastern flank and dissuade Russian forces from entering the alliance’s territory — grew larger after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The 2nd Infantry Division’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., will deploy to South Korea to replace the 3rd Cavalry Regiment. The 3rd Cavalry Regiment from Fort Cavazos, Texas, has been stationed there since February.
The 10th Mountain Division’s 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team based at Fort Drum, N.Y., will deploy to U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, to replace soldiers from the 44th Infantry Brigade Combat of the New Jersey National Guard. More than 1,800 soldiers deployed earlier this year to support Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led mission to defeat the Islamic State.
