{"id":82318,"date":"2023-08-18T20:06:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T20:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/18\/army-announces-two-aviation-brigade-deployments\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:12:53","slug":"army-announces-two-aviation-brigade-deployments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2023\/08\/18\/army-announces-two-aviation-brigade-deployments\/","title":{"rendered":"Army announces two aviation brigade deployments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two aviation brigades will deploy abroad in the months ahead, Army officials announced Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 82nd Airborne Division\u2019s Combat Aviation Brigade will deploy across the Middle East in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 \u201cas part of a regular rotation of forces,\u201d a news release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although officials did not specify the Fort Liberty, North Carolina-based unit\u2019s exact mission or destination, its troops will replace those of the Army National Guard\u2019s 185th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade. The outgoing Guard unit, which deployed around May, is headquartered in Mississippi and consisted of troops from 11 states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the 1st Infantry Division\u2019s Combat Aviation Brigade will also deploy in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the release. The aviators from Fort Riley, Kansas, are heading to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\t