Alaska airborne/infantry unit begins Afghanistan deployment

Soldiers with the Army’s 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) 25th Infantry Division at a deployment ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 8th, 2017 (Photo: Zachariah Hughes – Alaska Public Media)The Army in Alaska is sending more than two thousand troops to Afghanistan. And they’ve already started deploying.
At a ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Friday, Colonel Mark Colbrook told soldiers and families the unit is well-equipped to advise and assist mili