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Army soldiers listen to President George W. Bush speak during the president's visit to Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, on January 3, 2003.
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1st Cavalry Division
Soldiers: 17,000
Home fort: Fort Hood, Texas
Deployed to: An official III Corps statement released on March 3, 2003, said the soldiers are being deployed to "support the global war on terrorism."
Units: The 1st Cavalry Division includes seven brigade-sized units plus an air defense artillery battalion, signal battalion, military intelligence battalion, chemical company and military police company.
Duties: The 1st Cavalry Division is a heavy-armor division that employs M1A2 Abrams tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, artillery and AH-64 Apache Longbow attack helicopters. The division is the Army's largest and its only armored contingency force. It also served in the 1991 Persian Gulf war.
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