JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD — The Defense Department says a helicopter unit from Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be going to Afghanistan as part of a rotation of forces in the war.
The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade has about 1,700 soldiers.
The News Tribune reports they fly Apache and Blackhawk helicopters.
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