ARLINGTON, Va. - The Department of Defense on March 3 announced the alert of two National Guard units to deploy as part of upcoming rotations of forces operating in Afghanistan and Kuwait.
The scheduled rotation for these replacement forces will begin in early 2012.
The announcement involves two Army National Guard brigade combat teams totaling about 7,520 personnel.
Specific units:
- 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York National Guard.
- 55th Heavy BCT, Pennsylvania National Guard.
The 27th IBCT is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan to perform security force assistance, and the 55th HBCT is scheduled to deploy to Kuwait to provide force protection and convoy security.