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3,000 Soldiers To Serve In Africa Next Year -- Army Times
A brigade will deploy to Africa next year in a pilot program that assigns brigades on a rotational basis to regions around the globe, the Army announced in May.
Roughly 3,000 soldiers — and likely more — are expected to serve tours across the continent in 2013, training foreign militaries and aiding locals.
As part of a “regionally aligned force concept,” soldiers will live and work among Africans in safe communities approved by the U.S. government, said Maj. Gen. David R. Hogg, head of U.S. Army Africa.
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Update: Army: Troops to be ready for Africa missions -- Washington Times
My Comment: With this deployment .... it makes you wonder on how many covert missions are going to be conducted .... and on how many conflicts will US troops find themselves in.
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