Two battalions totaling 1,500 82nd Airborne Division troops will begin flying to Iraq from Fort Bragg, N.C., on December 3, 2004, triggering a major build-up of U.S. forces to bolster security for January national elections in the country, defense officials said. Troops of the 82nd Airborne secure an area after a helicopter crashed near Falluja, January 2. Photo by Faleh Kheiber/Reuters Yahoo! News - World Photos - Reuters