HEIDELBERG, Germany -- The Department of Defense announced today that 2nd
Stryker Cavalry Regiment, headquartered in Vilseck, and 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Armored Division, headquartered in Baumholder, will deploy in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom. The deployments will take place between August and November 2007 as
part of the OIF 07-09 rotation.
Units deploying with the 2SCR include:
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2SCR
1st Squadron, 2SCR
2nd Squadron, 2SCR
3rd Squadron, 2SCR
4th Squadron, 2SCR
Fires Squadron, 2SCR
Regimental Support Squadron, 2SCR
Engineer Troop, 2SCR
Anti-Armor Troop, 2SCR
Signal Troop, 2SCR
Military Intelligence Troop, 2SCR
Units deploying with 2nd BCT, 1AD include:
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd BCT
1st Battalion, 35th Armored Regiment
1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment
47th Combat Support Battalion
Special Troops Battalion, 2nd BCT
Fire Support Battalion, 2nd BCT
40th Engineer Battalion
G Troop, 1st Cavalry Regiment
502nd Military Intelligence Company
589th Signal Company
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The leadership of the mentioned units will train and prepare its Soldiers for any mission
that they may be given. This announcement provides the unit with a timeline for a future
deployment and a focus for training. Future decisions about this deployment will be
based on requirements as directed by the combatant commander.
Also previously announced by the Department of Defense, 1st Armored Division
headquarters will deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Germany's "Old
Ironsides" headquarters last served in Iraq in September 2004.
As part of its non-negotiable commitment to take care of Families, the U.S. Army in
Europe will ensure that the military community infrastructure will continue to support the
needs of all members of the community while the unit is deployed.
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