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Armored Brigades Begin Rotations To Europe In February

Armored Brigades Begin Rotations To Europe In February
Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, bound to a fighting position while rehearsing before a multinational mortar live fire exercise alongside Latvian partners at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, Feb. 17, 2016.

U.S.-based armored brigade combat teams with the military’s most modern equipment will begin continuous rotations to Europe in February, bringing the U.S. military presence on the continent to three manned and equipped brigades.  The armored brigade combat teams will deploy on nine-month rotations from the United States and will bring their own modern equipment to conduct exercises across Atlantic Resolve countries, according to officials with U.S. European Command (EUCOM), based in Stuttgart, Germany.The plan is part of the Defense Department's…

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