Fort Bragg paratroopers rapidly deploy New Year’s Day in response to embassy attacks
Within 18 hours of receiving a notice to deploy in support of American embassy attacks and a breach in Iraq, paratroopers at Fort Bragg were ready, officials said.More than 650 paratroopers toted equipment in brisk weather during the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, to board C-17 aircraft headed to the U.S. Central Command area of operations as part as the Immediate Response Force.A spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division said paratroopers with the 2nd […]
