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101st and 82nd Airborne Division soldiers deploying to Eastern Europe
Task and Purpose ^ | September 21, 2023 | Jeff Schogol

Posted on 09/24/2023 9:08:48 AM PDT by Timber Rattler

The Army is showing no signs of curtailing its deployments to Europe as the war in Ukraine continues to grind on.

On Wednesday the Army announced that about 3,400 soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division’s 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team will head to Eastern Europe this fall, as will 200 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters.

The units will deploy primarily to Romania as well in Southeastern Europe and to the continent’s “High North” region that includes Scandinavian countries, Army officials said.

Among the 101st troops are infantry units from the division’s storied 187th Infantry Regiment, known as the Rakkasans.

“We look forward to the return of the 82nd Airborne Division to the continent, and to the Rakkasan’s next ‘rendezvous with destiny,’ which follows the back-to-back deployments of their storied division’s two other infantry brigade combat teams,” Army Col. Martin O’Donnell, a spokesman for U.S. Army Europe, said in a statement.

The brigade from the 101st Airborne will replace the division’s 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The 82nd Airborne troops will replace a similar unit from the 10th Mountain Division, an Army news release says.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia; Ukraine
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To: ansel12
All that posting only revealed how confused you are about everything.

There was so much confusing oddball stuff in them, even about you thinking about trying out for UDT, a lot of people think about things but in your mind you have yourself graduated, passed, and served as UDT

How very sad and confused you are, my friend.

That may be your view of what I said, but it is a profound distortion of what was written. Very profound. Just like the propaganda and lies that we hear daily from our so-called leaders in the military, government, and media.

I'm not even sure one could twist a pretzel in such a convoluted manner as you have in your written words.

You are one great, perfect example and illustration of the views that have led us into the abyss and quagmire we are in today.

I sure hope it's not your kids or grandkids who take a bullet to the head for your warped views.

Have a good day.

Bye bye.

161 posted on 09/25/2023 10:28:36 AM PDT by icclearly (Q)
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To: Texas Fossil
I was not in the Navy but they were a bunch of good guys.

Yes! The rank and file are heroes.

Too bad the leadership is not the same.

162 posted on 09/25/2023 10:33:45 AM PDT by icclearly (Q)
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To: icclearly

Your posts are so confused, about everything.

You are one of those guys who puts out so much confusion and inaccuracies that a person doesn’t know where to start.

Just your nonsense on the 101st is enough strangeness but you do that on topic after topic, even your own Navy days.


163 posted on 09/25/2023 10:46:56 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: icclearly

There is a punishment for Treason. It is in the Constitution.

We are witnessing the 1st outright Coup in the history of the USA.

There was a smaller prior one when Richard Nixon was removed. (resigned because his own party would not defend him)

The Traitors in DC needs and deserves a total replacement. All of them.

They are intentionally destroying the nation, our military, our economy and our position of respect in the world.

This must END.


164 posted on 09/25/2023 11:07:00 AM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Texas Fossil
There is a punishment for Treason. It is in the Constitution.

We are witnessing the 1st outright Coup in the history of the USA.

We may not see eye to eye on everything, but we sure agree on that point!!!

Sadly, our so-called leadership has systematically destroyed our great country.

The Constitution is simply a bunch of words that some old white men wrote down 250 years ago.

The rule of law is quickly becoming the rule of the jungle. You know. A two-tier system.

One set of rules for me and other rules for thee.

As I commented previously, things will have to get much worse before they begin to get any better. It is obvious that our votes don't matter and will not change a thing. Ask Trump.

165 posted on 09/25/2023 12:15:42 PM PDT by icclearly (Q)
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To: CapandBall; All
*yawn* this is normal unit rotation, nothing has changed, nothing irregular., no increase… SOP.

This. Everyone needs to calm down, it's not like this is a bunch of extra war mongering just to get us in a direct fight with Russia..
166 posted on 09/27/2023 5:25:11 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: ansel12
But the invasion war threat from Russia is the reason that NATO exists, and Russia has launched an invasion and started the biggest European war since WWII.

Do you think this could be about Russia.


The invasion thr'ot from Russia is why NATO was created, but for decades now they're just a money pit for these US so European countries can spend money on welfare and free healthcare instead of defense. For us, NATO really isn't much use especially when almost everyone ignores the defense spending requirements anyway. It'd be much better to go by one-on-one treaties with the countries that are actually serious, like Poland.
167 posted on 09/27/2023 5:34:48 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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To: Svartalfiar

That was lame.


168 posted on 09/27/2023 5:43:31 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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