Task Force Ironhorse is the largest ground force announced so far among an estimated 125,000 U.S. troops ordered to deploy since Christmas Eve by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
"We're just packing things right now," said Lt. Col. Bill MacDonald, a spokesman for the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Hood, which is sending nearly 12,500 troops. "Our soldiers are ready, they're well-trained, and their morale is high."
The 4th Infantry – which includes the Fort Hood troops as well as about 4,000 at Fort Carson, Colo. – will be spearheading the task force, officials said. It is considered the Army's most lethal, modern and deployable heavy division.
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Monday's orders came amid several international developments regarding a possible war with Iraq...
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