Afghanistan extensions announced; some dwell time cut

Afghanistan extensions announced; some dwell time cut

By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Sep 3, 2009 19:59:53 EDT

The deployments of the 82nd Airborne Division headquarters and the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade have been extended in Afghanistan to allow follow-on units have at least one year at home before deploying next summer, the Army announced Thursday.

The 82nd Airborne Division headquarters, operating in Afghanistan as Combined Joint Task Force-82, will stay for 52 additional days and return in June. The 3rd CAB, based at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., will be extended 14 days.

The 101st Airborne Division headquarters, which returned from Afghanistan in June this year, was slated to deploy in December 2010, but will return to Afghanistan six months earlier than expected, cutting its 18-month dwell time to 12 months. The headquarters will replace the 82nd Airborne Division headquarters in a transfer of authority scheduled for June.

The 3rd CAB will be replaced by the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Drum, N.Y.
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