Schofield deployments to Afghanistan in doubt

Budget constraints and shifting priorities leave uncertainty over where troops will go

By William Cole

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 11, 2013

~~<p>Thousands of Schofield Barracks soldiers who have been hard at training for months for a pair of deployments to Afghanistan might not go, officials say.</p>
<p>Elements of the 3rd "Bronco" Brigade Combat Team, with more than 3,500 soldiers, and 4,300-soldier 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team were expected to deploy this summer as security force assistance brigades to train Afghan forces.</p>
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Thousands of Schofield Barracks soldiers who have been hard at training for months for a pair of deployments to Afghanistan might not go, officials say.

Elements of the 3rd "Bronco" Brigade Combat Team, with more than 3,500 soldiers, and 4,300-soldier 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team were expected to deploy this summer as security force assistance brigades to train Afghan forces. Login for more...