Posted on Feb 14, 2015
Brigade Headed to Kuwait One of Largest US Forces in Region
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The U.S. Army has kept a brigade in Kuwait since the end of the Iraq war in 2011. Those soldiers, including two units from Fort Carson, have worked to train local troops from throughout the Middle East. In its most recent deployment to Kuwait, a combat team from Fort Carson conducted training missions with allies including Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, which have joined the coalition against Islamic State fighters.
The unit headed to Kuwait is Fort Carson's heaviest force, armed with tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. Many of its soldiers are veterans of one or more of the brigade's previous combat tours in Iraq.
"We're no strangers to deployment," said the brigade's commander, Col. Greg Sierra.
The brigade has trained more than a year for the Kuwait mission. The soldiers practiced combat skills last used in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported
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The unit headed to Kuwait is Fort Carson's heaviest force, armed with tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles. Many of its soldiers are veterans of one or more of the brigade's previous combat tours in Iraq.
"We're no strangers to deployment," said the brigade's commander, Col. Greg Sierra.
The brigade has trained more than a year for the Kuwait mission. The soldiers practiced combat skills last used in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported
Read the rest:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/brigade-headed-kuwait-largest-us-forces-region-28969112
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Good to know there is a BCT in Kuwait but a BCT, without the strategic will to use it or a national strategy to employ it, would be just as useful at Fort Carson, CO.
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COL Jason Smallfield, PMP, CFM, CM,
It is my understanding sir that this BCT is in place in case the United States needs to "break the glass" in an emergency situation, while also training some allies in an effort to reassure them of our commitment to their security. Kind of like deployments of 173rd last year to eastern European countries, or Marines to southeast Asia.
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It is my understanding sir that this BCT is in place in case the United States needs to "break the glass" in an emergency situation, while also training some allies in an effort to reassure them of our commitment to their security. Kind of like deployments of 173rd last year to eastern European countries, or Marines to southeast Asia.
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