On the ground with paratroopers deploying to back NATO amid Ukraine crisis
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer
Feb 3, 03:35 PM
This story was first published in the Fayetteville Observer.
FORT BRAGG — A first wave of soldiers boarded C-17s at Fort Bragg on Thursday, as paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division and soldiers part of the XVIII Airborne Corps deployed to Europe.
The troops are going in support of NATO allies and partners in “deterring Russian aggression,” said Capt. Matthew Visser, a spokesman for the XVIII Airborne Corps.
“The soldiers of XVIII Airborne Corps and the 82nd Airborne Division are always ready as America’s contingency corps (and) have the responsibility to mobilize on a moment’s notice to deploy supporting whatever operation it is,” Visser said.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/02/03/on-the-ground-with-paratroopers-deploying-to-back-nato-amid-ukraine-crisis/
