About 1,000 Fla. Soldiers Expected To Train Afghanistan Army

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Guard Has Not Yet Identified All Soldiers To Be Called Up

POSTED: 10:48 pm EDT June 17, 2004
UPDATED: 7:46 am EDT June 18, 2004

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- The Afghanistan army will get training help from about 1,000 Florida National Guard soldiers expected to be called to active duty next spring, a Guard spokesman said.

Lt. Col. Ron Tittle said the call-up will include soldiers from around the state, but most will be from the central Gulf Coast.

The Guard has not yet identified all the soldiers to be called up, but some Central Florida soldiers have been told that they should be prepared for a call to action next May, Tittle said.

The brigade for the training mission, expected to last 12 to 18 months, is a provisional unit, and will be commanded by headquarters company of the 53rd Infantry Brigade based in Tampa, Tittle said.

One infantry company of about 200 went to Afghanistan last year, where part of their job was to train the Afghan National Army.
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