The new US Army battalion under Canadian command: The Torch got it right

Oh, that orbat fun. The end of a post two weeks ago:

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According to Menard, up to four more U.S. units could come under Canadian command [emphasis added, see below, perhaps all or part of the brigade combat team mentioned].

...maybe the training/mentoring 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne , now in the province could be put under Canadian command (the BCT is "Task Force Fury", more here, here, and here--the Illinois National Guard 33rd BCT, mentioned at the first link after the parenthesis, has left Afstan and I have not discovered if it's been replaced--maybe by the MPs for Kandahar City?). Just speculating about the 4th BCT. But, seeing as the very mobile Stryker BCT is covering Kandahar City in a broad arc from from west to north to south/southeast outside the city, the 4th BCT would seem appropriate for the city itself and immediate environs.

Now, from Matthew Fisher of Canwest News:

A crack U.S. unit from the 82nd Airborne Division has been placed under Canadian command in order to "create a ring of stability" around Kandahar City before "the fighting season" starts0 again next May.

The 2nd battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division is to be deployed in the Taliban-infested district of Arghandab by Christmas, Canadian Brig.-Gen. Daniel Menard confirmed Wednesday...

The 1st battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, based in Zhari, and a strengthened 97th Military Police battalion in Kandahar City are already under Canadian command...

The 2-508 PIR is part of that 4th BCT (see link above), which was ordered to Afstan by President Obama in March 2009 (a later part of his first surge) with a mainly training role.

Meanwhile the Globe and Mail's ace war reporter, Patrick White, continues (see Update here) to screw up matters military:

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The arrival of U.S. forces under Canadian command will push the size of Task Force Kandahar to more than 3,400 troops, 2,800 of which are Canadian...

Mr White has failed to include in his numbers the US Army's 1-12 infantry battalion
and 97th Military Police battalion--both noted by Mr Fisher.

Update: Should have included this paragraph from Mr Fisher's story:

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The number of U.S. forces has nearly doubled to about 2,000 in what Menard said will be "a super brigade" of about 4,600 troops. The size of the brigade may rise somewhat later next year as additional forces arrive from the U.S. as part of President Barack Obama's surge...