101st Airborne Soldiers Head to Europe as US Amasses 6,000 Troops to Deter Russia
Hundreds of 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) soldiers are gearing up to deploy to Europe as Russian troops have amassed on Ukraine's borders, positioned for a potential invasion.
The soldiers from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, are expected to deploy soon and will include a mix of support personnel and ground combat units, a spokesperson told Military.com. It is unclear which European countries these troops will deploy to, but mobilizations of U.S. combat troops to Europe have been concentrated in Poland and Romania, with some support personnel sent to Germany.
In total, roughly 6,000 U.S. soldiers are expected to be in place in Europe in the coming days and will join troops from other NATO partners, including the United Kingdom and France.
Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division, who will make up a majority of the surge of forces to Europe, have been trickling into Poland over the past two weeks. Meanwhile, soldiers with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, a Stryker squadron based in Germany, have been mobilized to Romania. Soldiers with the XVIII Airborne Corps, the administrative arm of the 82nd, have set up in Germany.
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