Thousands in Germany, Italy are told they will be deploying in mid-2007

This will be tomorrow's Stripes headline. The list is so long, you'd think Germany-based troops weren't in Iraq right now. They are, and they're dying. Their memorials are published in Stripes about every other week.

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These units are not a part of President Bush’s plan to increase troop strength in Iraq.

From V Corps:

12th Combat Aviation Brigade

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Katterbach

3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (Assault), Katterbach

2nd Battalion,159 Attack Aviation Battalion, Katterbach

412th Aviation Support Battalion, Katterbach

243rd Theater Construction Management Detachment, 18th Engineer Brigade, Hanau, Germany

535th Engineer Support Company, 18th Engineer Brigade, Vilseck

Southern European Task Force (Airborne):

173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 173rd ABCT, Vicenza

1st Battalion, 503th Infantry Regiment, Vicenza

2nd Battalion, 503th Infantry Regiment, Vicenza

1-91 Reconnaissance Surveillance Target Acquisition Battalion, Schweinfurt, Germany

4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, Bamberg

173rd Special Troops Battalion, Bamberg

173rd Brigade Support Battalion, Bamberg

From 21st Theater Support Command:

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 18th Military Police Brigade, Mannheim, Germany

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 95th MP Battalion, Mannheim

95th MP Battalion, Mannheim (11 patrol/explosive detection dog teams)

212th MP Company, Wiesbaden, Germany

230th MP Company, Kaiserslautern, Germany

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 14th Movement Control Battalion, Kaiserslautern

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 28th Transportation Battalion, Kaiserslautern

240th Quartermaster Company, Bamberg

606th Movement Control Team, Mannheim

627th Movement Control Team, Bamberg

635th Movement Control Team, Wiesbaden

41st Transportation Company (Palletized Load System), Vilseck

51st Transportation Company (PLS), Mannheim

68th Transportation Company (Medium Truck), Mannheim

69th Transportation Company (MED TRK), Mannheim

70th Transportation Company (MED TRK), Mannheim

109th Transportation Company (MED TRK), Mannheim

515th Transportation Company (Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants) Kaiserslautern

From Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army:

19th Battlefield Control Detachment, Kaiserslautern

From 7th Army Reserve Command:

1172nd Movement Control Team, Kaiserslautern

209th Army Liaison Team, Wiesbaden

From 5th Signal Command:

44th Signal Battalion, Mannheim

From European Regional Medical Command (30th Medical Brigade):

71st Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine), Vilseck

From 266th Finance Command:

Detachment B, 39th Finance Battalion, Katterbach

The following units are scheduled to deploy as part of the next Operation Enduring Freedom rotation:

From 21st Theater Support Command

527th MP Company, Giessen, Germany

720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, Mannheim

95th MP Battalion, Mannheim (seven patrol/explosive detection dog teams)

From 266th Finance Command

Detachment A, 208th Finance Battalion, Kaiserslautern

Deployment for Iranian War?

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