Operation Iraqi Freedom 2002-2003
The brigade's three infantry battalions were activated in late December 2002. They were sent to Fort Stewart, Georgia for training.
Following training at Fort Stewart, Georgia, the three infantry battalions (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions, 124th Infantry Regiment) deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Miami-based 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Hector Mirable, assumed a physical security mission on the Jordan-Iraq border. During their brief stay at the Jordanian Air Base, the unit conducted security operations, physical fitness training, and honed their combat skills.
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