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FORT CARSON, Colo.—About 3,000 Fort Carson soldiers are preparing for a nine-month deployment in Afghanistan.
The troops are from the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division.
The brigade was holding a color-casing ceremony at Fort Carson on Thursday. The casing of unit colors is a military tradition signifying the unit’s readiness for deployment.
Soldiers will depart over the next several weeks.
Their mission will be to train and develop Afghan security forces as the U.S. and its allies draw down their troops there.
The 4th Brigade’s previous deployment ended in June 2010 when the troops returned to Fort Carson after a yearlong stay in Afghanistan.
