The Big Red One is heading for Iraq this Fall

[Armstrong 1st MRB]

Just saw a pop-up in my feed about the US 1st Infantry Division (The Big Red One to those familiar with their patch) deploying 500 troops to Iraq this Fall.

 

Just found it interesting since 1) I haven't heard of that specific division doing much lately (then again, I'm only familiar with their WWII exploits, so its not like I've gone looking for them). 2) It could mean that the situation in Iraq is changing again to the point where the Spec Ops and Trainers and Pilots they're deployed already to assist the Iraqis and Kurds against ISIS are not enough to accomplish the tasks they want, so now they're sending in part of the longest serving Infantry division in the US army to help deal with the situation.

 

Personally, despite all the political rhetoric on the whole thing about avoiding another full-scale armed conflict in the area where troops are involved, I really don't think American or allied forces are going to be fully leaving the Middle East anytime soon. This is just another sign of that fact. If the "trainers" from years ago had actually worked, the Iraqi army wouldn't have left ISIS to overrun roughly half the country, as all sources basically say most of them dropped their weapons and ran before finally regrouping after the Kurds actually made a stand, and  some of the Syrian Rebel groups and State Army actually started fighting them as they went west. 

[I. Turner 1st MRB]

they deployed to iraq in the fall of 2014 and they are doing the same thing they did that time its a command and support element they are sending to hel the trainers advisers and helping security forces they are just replacing a 101st airborne command and support element.

[J. Ascencio 1st MRB]

They kicked ass in Iraq and Afghanistan. The us is starting to push back into Iraq again. Afghanistan isn't as hot as it was years ago. Iraq is where the fight is right now.