FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Beginning in early October, approximately 500 Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Headquarters and other enabling units from Fort Campbell will deploy to the Southern Border.
According to a release on Monday, Sep. 8, this action is “to support U.S. Northern Command’s mission to secure and protect the territorial integrity of the United States.”
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) will assume the role of Joint Task Force headquarters from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and will be charged with overseeing units of all U.S. service branches operating along the U.S. Southern Border…