FORT IRWIN, Calif. – New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Brian Balfe, center, deputy commander of the Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, reviews the operations plan of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat team with Col. Geoffrey Slack, at right, commander of the brigade during the unit combined arms rehearsal here Oct. 5. The brigade leadership and staff are at the National Training Center as part of the unit’s upcoming mobilization and deployment to Afghanistan in early 2012. The exercise will include more than 2,000 Soldiers from the brigade, along with a battalion from the Sout

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FORT IRWIN, Calif. – New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Brian Balfe, center, deputy commander of the Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, reviews the operations plan of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat team with Col. Geoffrey Slack, at right, commander of the brigade during the unit combined arms rehearsal here Oct. 5. The brigade leadership and staff are at the National Training Center as part of the unit’s upcoming mobilization and deployment to Afghanistan in early 2012. The exercise will include more than 2,000 Soldiers from the brigade, along with a battalion from the South Carolina Army National Guard, with a realistic, demanding training environment. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Drumsta, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. (RELEASED)

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