Brigade arrives at Fort Carson
A long-expected brigade of soldiers joined Fort Carson's burgeoning ranks in a Thursday ceremony.
The event marked the arrival of the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division, which, along with the division's headquarters, is moving to the post from Fort Hood, Texas, this summer.
The 3,800 soldiers in the brigade are equipped with tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles to take on armored enemies. Lately, though, the brigade has been locked in battle with Iraqi insurgents. The brigade returned from a yearlong tour in Baghdad earlier this year.
Fort Carson is gaining 6,500 soldiers this summer, as the two units move here. The division headquarters is scheduled to formally call Fort Carson home next month. By year's end, the post will be home to nearly 25,000 soldiers, up from 14,000 in 2003.
