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Armored Brigade Prepping Equipment For Movement To Europe

Tuesday, November 15th, 2016

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Armored Brigade Prepping Equipment For Movement To Europe

Soldiers from 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stage tactical vehicles for loading on to trains at Fort Carson, Colorado, Nov. 7, 2016.

The 4,000-soldier brigade that will ship to Europe early next year to bolster NATO’s deterrent posture against Russia has begun loading its equipment on trains for the move.The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), 4th Infantry Division, this week began moving its tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and other gear to the Continent, where it will be permanently stationed as part of the Army’s new force posture there, according to the Army News Service.Sending an armored brigade to Europe on a…

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