Alaska soldiers to deploy for Afghanistan within week

Airborne infantrymen from the 4-25 preparing to jump from a C-17 into Australia during a training mission in July 2015 (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)
Military officers in Anchorage said Wednesday that Alaska-based soldiers will start deploying to Afghanistan within the week.
Over the course of the coming month, the Army is sending about 1,200 members of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division from Anchorage’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
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