The Department of the Army has announced that units from the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault from Fort Campbell will deploy to eastern Europe in the fall.
Roughly 3,400 soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team will be deploying once again—they will replace the division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team in a one-for-one replacement that will ensure that the overall U.S. force posture in the region doesn’t change. 1st Brigade will return from their nine-month deployment that began in March.
The 3rd Brigade’s deployment will begin in the next couple of months, where they will join other units in reinforcing NATO’s eastern flank as part of the going response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Major General Brett Sylvia says, “For the last six months, our 1st Brigade has done an incredible job supporting the Operation European Assure, Deter and Reinforce mission. I am confident the Rakkasans of 3rd Brigade will continue to represent our division with distinction alongside our European partners and allies.”