Family members of U.S. soldiers in one Army division who were deployed to the Middle East earlier this year have been told the deployments will last into 2027, according to a letter obtained by CBS News that was confirmed by two U.S. officials.
The Sunday-dated letter from the leaders of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, said that the deployments are expected to last a total of up to 12 months.
“We do not share that lightly, and we understand that a longer tour weighs heavily on every household, including our own,” division leaders Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier and Command Sgt. Maj. James Bradshaw said in the letter.
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