FORT CARSON, Colo. -- The 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, will deploy to Germany on short-notice orders within the next two weeks as part of an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise (EDRE).
Monday, Maj. Gen. Gonsalves, commanding general, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson, directed the brigade to conduct the exercise to test the ability of the battalion to alert, recall and deploy under emergency conditions. It will also test the installation's ability to support a short-notice deployment.
The EDRE is a planned exercise and not in response to any situation in Europe or elsewhere in the world. While deployed as part of the EDRE, the 2nd Bn., 12th Inf. Reg., will conduct a battalion training event at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Bavaria.
"This Deployment Readiness Exercise provides an excellent opportunity for our Soldiers and leaders to validate not only the Army's ability to deploy units under emergency conditions, but to also highlight our unit readiness and flexibility," said Col. Matthew J. Cody, commander, 2nd IBCT. "Our Soldiers have the leadership, training and equipment necessary to accomplish any task. This exercise will give our Soldiers a great training opportunity coupled with real-world experience."
The Army routinely conducts deployment readiness exercises to assess the ability of units to provide trained and equipped Army ground forces to the National Command Authority with little or no notice. EDREs are an important tool used by commanders to ensure their units have the capability and agility to respond to crisis.
For more information contact the Fort Carson Public Affairs Office at (719) 526-4143/7525. After hours, please contact the 24-hour Fort Carson Operations Center at 526-5500 and ask for the On-Call Public Affairs Officer.
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