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Armored Cavalry Regiment to provide its communication support throughout the Al Anbar Province in western Iraq, primarily based in Ar Ramadi (a former palace of Saddam Hussein) and Al Asad Air Base (a former Iraqi Air Force base), with outposts in smaller towns, including Al Habbaniyah, Ar Rutbah, and Al Qa'im. On November 2, 2003, two soldiers from the 16th Signal Battalion, PFC Anthony D'agostino (D Co) and PFC Karina Lau (B Co), and 14 soldiers from other units were killed in action when the CH-64 Chinook helicopter they were flying was shot down by an insurgent surface-to-air missile near Fallujah, Iraq. 16th Signal Battalion redeployed home to Fort Hood in March and April 2004.
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