'Not a standard deployment': 3,500 US paratroopers deploying amid soaring Iran tensions were told to leave their cellphones and electronics behind
Ryan Pickrell
Jan 7, 2020, 2:24 PM
Thousands of US Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, are deploying to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, and these soldiers have been instructed to leave their cellphones behind.
"This is not a standard deployment," a division spokesman told Insider, adding that these measures were being implemented to ensure operational security.
The paratroopers are deploying as part of the new Immediate Response Force, a kind of quick-reaction force equipped with higher-end capabilities.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-paratroopers-told-to-leave-cellphones-behind-for-unusual-deployment-2020-1
