WASHINGTON — The Department of the Army announced May 19 the summer 2017 deployment of approximately 250 soldiers from the III Corps Headquarters stationed at Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos), Texas, to Iraq and Kuwait, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

As part of the regular rotation of forces, III Corps will replace XVIII Airborne Corps as the headquarters of the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, the global coalition to defeat ISIS.

“III Corps is ready for this important mission. We will build upon the success of the XVIII Airborne Corps. The Phantom Corps looks forward to maintaining the momentum of the campaign as CJTF-OIR with more than 60 coalition nations and partner organizations,” said III Corps and Fort Hood (Now designated Fort Cavazos) Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Paul E. Funk II.