Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division — nicknamed the Screaming Eagles — deployed to the southern border on Saturday to support President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration into the country.
Trump, who declared a national emergency at the border after taking office on Monday, ordered the military to help secure the border. He is reportedly considering sending up to 10,000 troops to the border.
Military police officers with the 716th Military Police Battalion left Saturday from Fort Campbell in Kentucky “in support of U.S. Northern Command’s mission to protect the territorial integrity of the United States,” according to a press release obtained by WKRN.
The 101st Airborne Division is one of the most recognizable units in the US military — made famous by the book and HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers,” which featured paratroopers from the unit during the Second World War.
