FORT DRUM, N.Y. (AP) - More than 250 soldiers in the 10th Mountain Division have deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of U.S. military operations in the region.
Army officials at Fort Drum in northern New York say about 270 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade cased their colors and departed late Tuesday night from Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield.
The Army aviators will advise and assist forces in Iraq and Kuwait as well as at other locations in the region.
Fort Drum officials say the deployment is expected to last for up to nine months.
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