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Army sending JBLM communications soldiers to Iraq

The Columbian
Published: January 6, 2015, 4:00pm

TACOMA — Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers are going to Iraq later this month for the first time in three years.

The News Tribune reports) the Army is sending a small group of communications soldiers from the 51st Signal Battalion on a nine-month mission. They’ll join U.S. soldiers who have been dispatched to help Iraq forces respond to militants.

The United States withdrew troops from Iraq at the end of 2011.

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