More Fort Campbell soldiers heading to southern U.S. border

More soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell have been deployed to the U.S. southern border.

About 300 soldiers assigned to the 101st Division Sustainment Brigade will join military forces already at the southern border — specifically in Fort Huachuca, AZ; Fort Bliss, TX and Joint Base San Antonio, TX — and work with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection “to protect the territorial integrity of the United States,” according to a Thursday press release.

These soldiers will provide sustainment support for the Joint Task Force for southern border operations, including command and control of sustainment units, field feeding support sites and control of logistical movement.

In January, an unspecified number of Fort Campbell soldiers were deployed following an executive order from President Donald Trump declaring a national emergency.