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More Fort Hood Soldiers to Deploy to Afghanistan

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Jan., 2010 – The 4th Infantry Division’s 4th Combat Aviation Brigade will deploy to Afghanistan this summer as part of the surge of American troops to the country, Defense Department officials said here today.
The deployment order brings the number of U.S. troops notified for deployment to 25,000. President Barack Obama promised to send 30,000 additional U.S. forces to the nation this year.

The 2,600-man 4th Combat Aviation Brigade is based at Fort Hood, Texas, and makes up the greatest part of this deployment. Another 500 support-forces soldiers also are deploying. Officials did not say where the soldiers ultimately will be based in Afghanistan.

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Face of Defense: Soldier Grabs Guinness Record

By Roger Teel, Special to American Forces Press Service, Photo courtesy of Island Photography

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Jan., 2010 – Army 2nd Lt. Sophie Hilaire does not particularly fit the general image of an explosive ordnance disposal warrior.

At 120 pounds, one wonders how she possibly could be strong enough to function in an 85-pound bomb suit, handling the physical and mental demands of defusing improvised explosive devices.

But Hilaire is strong enough to run a marathon in full battle armor. In fact, she holds a world record for it.

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