82nd Airborne Division Unit Scheduled for Deployment this Spring

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan this spring in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

(FORT BRAGG, N.C.) - Approximately 25 Soldiers from the 18th Human Resources Company, 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade, 82nd Abn. Div. will depart in March for a scheduled nine-month deployment.

The Soldiers will operate several Army Post Offices and conduct mail delivery operations in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility.

The 18th Human Resources Company is replacing the 49th Human Resources Company, an Army National Guard unit out of California.

“The Soldiers and Leaders from the 18th Human Resources Company have executed demanding training, which has prepared them and their Families for this upcoming deployment,” said Col. Gavin Gardner, commander of the 82nd ADSB.

“Command Sgt. Maj. Dames and I have the utmost confidence in our Paratroopers to provide world class postal operations and take care of each other.” Source: 82nd Airborne Division PAO