Nearly 300 Fort Campbell soldiers deploy to U.S. Southern border, only a month after some were deployed to California

Nearly 300 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division have been deployed to the U.S. southern border. According to an announcement on Thursday, the soldiers will reportedly join military forces there and work with the Department of Homeland Security as well as customs and border protection agencies.

The 101st Airborne Division sent an unspecified number of soldiers to the U.S. southern border in January, and a Thursday press release said about 300 more

About 300 additional Fort Campbell soldiers have been mobilized to assist with operations at the United States border with Mexico, the 101st Airborne Division announced this week.

About 300 additional Fort Campbell soldiers are on their way to the U.S. southern border as of Thursday.The move is to support the U.S. Northern Command’s mission to defend the border.Soldiers assigned to the 101st Division Sustainment Brigade,