U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division’s alert brigade has been issued orders to deploy to Kuwait amid unrest in Baghdad: defense officials
At least 500 paratroopers are already flying to region.
Within DRB—Deployment Ready Brigade—3 rifle battalions have alert sequence: 18 hours, 36 hours and 54 hours for the third. The entire brigade has 96-hour alert window to deploy.