It’s been long planned and is part of our enduring commitment to security on the Korean peninsula,” Army Colonel Steve Warren said. “This addition of forces to Korea is part of the rebalance to the Pacific. Cavalry Division based at Fort Hood, Texas, will begin a nine-month deployment in South Korea on February 1.Ī Pentagon spokesman said the personnel would remain for nine months but on departing would leave their equipment behind to be used by follow-on rotations of U.S. The battalion of troops and M1A2 tanks and about 40 Bradley fighting vehicles from the 1st U.S. Army's Rodriguez Live Firing Range in Pocheon, about 46 km (28 miles) northeast of Seoul and about 15 km (9 miles) south of the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, September 1, 2011. M1A2 SEP Abrams battle tank fires live rounds during a joint military exercise between South Korea and the U.S.
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