A brigade from the 10th Mountain Division is set to deploy to U.S. Central Command, the unified combatant command that oversees military operations in the Middle East and parts of Central and South Asia.
This rotation is part of the Army's ongoing effort to maintain ready forces in a volatile region and support partners conducting counterterrorism and stabilization missions.
The 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team will take over from an Iowa National Guard unit, which on Monday said that its soldiers would begin returning from deployment in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
The transfer of responsibilities reflects the standard cadence of unit rotations designed to preserve momentum against threats while respecting readiness and redeployment timelines.
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“During their deployment, these soldiers worked alongside coalition and regional partners to significantly reduce the capabilities of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, helping improve security and stability throughout the region,” the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, said in a statement on social media.
“due to progress achieved toward U.S. Central Command objectives, some soldiers and units have completed their assigned missions and are beginning a phased redeployment home in accordance with higher headquarters guidance.”
Operation Inherent Resolve began in 2014 to counter the Islamic State's expansion into Iraq and Syria.
Despite ISIS losing formal control of a caliphate in 2019, U.S. and coalition forces have stayed in the region to assist partner forces and prevent a resurgence.
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The operation against the group has persisted.
In the wake of a December attack that killed two Iowa National Guard soldiers and an American civilian interpreter, CENTCOM said Wednesday that U.S. forces conducted multiple strikes against ISIS targets across Syria between Jan. 27 and Monday.
This deployment is a regular rotation of forces, the Army said. The announcement did not specify in which countries the brigade would operate. It also did not include a timeline for the deployment.
Mobile Brigade Combat Teams — like the incoming brigade — are a new formation, introduced as part of the service’s Transforming in Contact initiative, that reorganizes traditional infantry brigades to be more mobile and have more reconnaissance and targeting capabilities.
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