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Army to Shorten Combat Tours

Three years between deployments

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 27, 2008 7:40 AM CST

(Newser) – The Pentagon aims to trim tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan from 15 months to a year with an eventual three years between deployments, the Army's top general told the Senate Committee on Armed Services yesterday. The change will be made after the military... Read full story »

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Three years between deployments

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