March 2, 2012, a report says the Department of Defense (DoD) has decided on a new round of troop deployments to Afghanistan.

The DoD decision was actually announced on February 16!

The U.S. Army has selected four Brigade Combat Teams (BCT), one separate brigade and an Army command, to be deployed between April and August 2012.

It will involve approximately 1,460 active component officers and senior non-commissioned officers, along with approximately 300 DoD civilians. The official purpose is to train Afghan government forces.

The new deployment will be made up of personnel from: 2nd BCT, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.  2nd BCT, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia. 3rd BCT, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado. 4th BCT, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas. 162nd Infantry Brigade, Fort Polk, Louisiana.  And 1st Army, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.