Army: JBER’s 4-25 fully retained, preparing for deployment

The Army announced Friday that they plan on retaining Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division as a brigade combat team, according to JBER spokesman John Pennell.
“The plan to retain 4/25 is based on emerging mission requirements and the FY17 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) call for a Regular Army end strength of 476,000 soldiers,” Pennell explained.
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