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Tuesday, October 4, 2005
48th will redeploy in Iraq by Thanksgiving
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Camp Striker, Iraq — Georgia’s 48th Brigade Combat Team is set to move to new bases across Iraq and assume less threatening duties by Thanksgiving.
Brig. Gen. Stewart Rodeheaver, commander of the 48th, disclosed that timeline in a brief interview Tuesday morning. He said the move is still in the planning stages so he was unable to identify where specific units from the brigade are moving.
But Rodeheaver acknowledged it will be more challenging for him with the brigade spread out across Iraq. The 48th’s new duties will include securing convoys and bases in several different locations, he said.
“This is a much tougher mission for me than the one we have now, but it is better on my soldiers,� he said. “The threat level on a day-to -day basis for most of the troops will be reduced.�
The Georgians now operate in about a 115-square-mile area southwest of Baghdad. Most of the roughly 4,500 soldiers from the 48th are based here at Camp Striker.
Elements of the 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, Ky., have started arriving to take over for the 48th in this area.
Finding a few good soldiers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While the Army National Guard has struggled to meet its overall recruiting goals, resourceful recruiters discover than when duty calls, Georgia answers. STORY HERE.
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