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Sarge mentioned he was supporting the 4th Infantry. Their equipment has opted for a long, luxurious cruise as we negotiate with Turkey:
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/20/international/20CND-POLICY.html
(The NY Times is a free subscription site. I don't know if this link will let you access the article directly or not)
A link from the BBC with similar information, but doesn't specifically mention units:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2796743.stm
Also, I recently ran across an interesting article in the Atlantic Monthly, Nov. 2002. It's pretty long and deals mostly with the flyboys dropping bombs in Afghanistan, but there are some good parts about the Forward Air Controllers - guys on the ground telling them where to park their ordinance. If I remember correctly, one of the HI aficionados in Sarge's unit had this job.
(edited to add BBC link)
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/20/international/20CND-POLICY.html
(The NY Times is a free subscription site. I don't know if this link will let you access the article directly or not)
A link from the BBC with similar information, but doesn't specifically mention units:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2796743.stm
Also, I recently ran across an interesting article in the Atlantic Monthly, Nov. 2002. It's pretty long and deals mostly with the flyboys dropping bombs in Afghanistan, but there are some good parts about the Forward Air Controllers - guys on the ground telling them where to park their ordinance. If I remember correctly, one of the HI aficionados in Sarge's unit had this job.
(edited to add BBC link)