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FORT HUACHUCA - Some soldiers being trained at this Southern Arizona Army post will go directly to a combat zone as part of special small human intelligence teams, unmanned aerial vehicle platoons or larger units.
Maj. Gen. James Marks, who commands the Intelligence Center and the fort, said it is critical for the Army to have trained intelligence soldiers who can be rapidly deployed to begin work in some of the world's hot spots, especially in Iraq, where there is a massive exchange of soldiers.
..For 100 years, the Army has trained soldiers and then sent them to units to be assimilated, which is when the majority of the team building took place, Marks said.
But in today's world, things have to be done differently.
...On average, it takes 27 days for a soldier to complete AIT training until they arrive in a combat zone.
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