According to an article in the NY Post, President Obama is looking to Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division to lead the troop surge in Afghanistan.

Originally told it would be deployed to Iraq, the Fort Drum brigade is most likely facing new set of orders to regions that are under constant Taliban threat.

General Stanley McChrystal has requested 40,000 additional troops and President Obama is looking to grant that request.

The article further confirms that "the surge also would include the 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell in Kentucky and a Marine brigade."

Earlier Report:

President Barack Obama plans to meet with key Army officials before making a decision to send an additional 30 to 40,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.

The troop surge has been recommended by General Stanley McChrystal and Fort Drum's 3rd Brigade Combat Team Spartans leader, Colonel David Haight, agreed in an interview earlier this October.

While no one questions that additional troops are needed in the region, how many troops should be sent is the key detail, as the number ranges from 20 to 45,000.

General McChrystal requested an additional 40,000 to help secure areas, continue infrastructure work and advance into Taliban controlled areas.

According to a report by the Miami Herald, Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division is being eyed as a key deployment option by the president.

The report states that, "As it now stands, the administration's plan calls for sending three Army brigades from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., and the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, N.Y., and a Marine brigade, for a total of as many as 23,000 additional combat and support troops."

CPT Fred Harrell, spokesman for the 10th Mountain Division, released a statement saying that, "it would be inappropriate for us to speculate on that strategy until the President makes an official announcement and we are notified of any 10th Mountain Division involvement in support of that strategy."

An official timeline has not been established for deployment, but officials estimate that additional brigades would not arrive in Afghanistan until March 2010.