{"id":52459,"date":"2019-08-16T22:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T22:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/16\/army-announces-winter-deployments-to-afghanistan-and-europe\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:46:34","slug":"army-announces-winter-deployments-to-afghanistan-and-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/2019\/08\/16\/army-announces-winter-deployments-to-afghanistan-and-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Army announces winter deployments to Afghanistan and Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Army has announced upcoming deployments to Afghanistan and Europe for four units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade<\/a> out of Fort Hood, Texas, and the 10th Mountain Division Combat Aviation Brigade out of Fort Drum, New York, will be heading to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3rd Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade, stationed at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, and the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Hood, will be rotating to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afghanistan<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3rd SFAB will replace the 2nd SFAB as part of a regular rotation of forces in support of Operation Freedom Sentinel \u2014 the mission in Afghanistan that began in January 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 3rd SFAB is scheduled to conduct a unit validation exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, Louisiana, this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur team continues to advance the advisor profession forward as we prepare for our upcoming deployment to the CENTCOM AOR,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Charles J. Masaracchia, 3rd SFAB commander, in a statement. \u201cWe are prepared to advise, support, liaise and assess our partnered foreign security force as they work to bring peace and stability to their country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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US Army Staff Sgt. James Hall, an artillery adviser with the 3rd Security Forces Assistance Brigade, looks through the sight to ensure proper alignment of the collimator, the primary aiming reference being utilized with a 122mm Howitzer 2A18 (D-30) during a training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas on January 10, 2019. The artillery team with the 3rd SFAB is working up to their first deployment to train with and advise foreign security forces across the world. (US Army photo taken by Sgt. Andrew Mallet, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The 10th Mountain Division Combat Aviation Brigade will replace the 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Falcon Brigade is honored and stands ready to answer our nation\u2019s call to deploy by employing highly-trained and highly-skilled Soldiers and aviators utilizing the best aircraft and equipment the Army possesses,\u201d said brigade commander Col. Darrell Doremus in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur team is exceptionally well-trained, equipped and led at every echelon to conduct its assigned mission,” Doremus added. “With the help of our National Guard partners and the international coalition, we will work to defeat ISIS and set the conditions for long-term regional stability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SFABs are designed to work on behalf of geographic combatant commanders, integrating with foreign partner forces and advising them to build security capacity in support of U.S. national interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\t