More US troops deploy overseas in wake of Ukraine invasion
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) U.S. soldiers continued to deploy Friday to Europe, joining thousands already sent overseas to support NATO allies amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
About 130 soldiers from the 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, lined up with rucksacks inside a terminal at Hunter Airfield in Savannah before marching outside and boarding their chartered flight. It departed amid grey skies and rain.
Republican U.S. Rep. Earl Buddy Carter, of Pooler, Georgia, was among those in attendance. He was seen fist-bumping many of the soldiers as they boarded the plane.
The battalions soldiers are in addition to the estimated 3,800 soldiers from the Armys 3rd Infantry Division who have deployed in recent weeks from nearby Fort Stewart, said Lt. Col. Lindsey Elder, the division's spokesperson.
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