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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III meets Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps during an official visit to Fort Bragg, N.C. welcoming the unit and its Soldiers back home following a nine-month deployment to Europe, Nov. 1, 2022. The Secretary of Defense thanked the Soldiers and their Families for their dedication, service, and sacrifice to the nation as well as supporting the NATO Alliance to bolster its eastern flank.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III meets Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps welcoming the unit and its Soldiers back home following a nine-month deployment to Europe during an official visit to Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 1. The Secretary of Defense thanked the Soldiers and their Families for their dedication, service, and sacrifice to the nation as well as supporting the NATO Alliance to bolster its eastern flank. The XVIII Airborne Corps’ mission was vital and ever-changing, deploying to bolster capabilities inside NATO’s eastern flank and evolving by serving as the centerpiece for the train-and-equip mission to support Ukraine in the defense of its nation.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III is welcomed to the XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters by Lt. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue, the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg commanding general, during an official visit by Secretary Austin to Fort Bragg, NC, Nov. 1. The Secretary of Defense visited Fort Bragg to welcome the XVIII Airborne Corps and its Soldiers back home from their nine-month deployment to Europe and thank them and their Families for their service to the nation.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III meets Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps during an official visit to Fort Bragg, N.C. in order to welcome the unit and its Soldiers back home following a nine-month deployment to Europe, Nov. 1. The Secretary of Defense thanked the Soldiers and their Families for their dedication, service, and sacrifice to the nation as well as supporting the NATO Alliance to bolster its eastern flank. The XVIII Airborne Corps’ mission was vital and ever-changing deploying to bolster capabilities inside NATO’s eastern flank and evolving by serving as the centerpiece for the train-and-equip mission to support Ukraine in the defense of its nation.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III meets Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps during an official visit to Fort Bragg, N.C. Nov. 1. Secretary Austin welcomed the unit and its Soldiers back home following a nine-month deployment to Europe. The Secretary of Defense thanked the Soldiers and their Families for their dedication, service, and sacrifice to the nation as well as supporting the NATO Alliance to bolster its eastern flank. The XVIII Airborne Corps’ mission was vital and ever-changing, deploying to bolster capabilities inside NATO’s eastern flank and evolving by serving as the centerpiece for the train-and-equip mission to support Ukraine in the defense of its nation.
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III welcomed back Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps following the completion of their deployment to Europe during an official visit to Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov 1.
The XVIII Airborne Corps headquarters has officially returned from Europe following a nine-month deployment where America’s Contingency Corps rapidly deployed to Germany in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and to assure our European Allies and partners.
In February 2022, over 300 personnel from the Corps headquarters deployed from Fort Bragg to provide a joint task force-capable headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. Secretary Austin directed the rapid deployment as a response to a heightened security environment in Eastern Europe and to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank in response to Russian aggression.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III speaks to the recently redeployed Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps during his visit to Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 1. These Soldiers returned from Europe following a nine-month deployment, and the command's mission was vital and ever-changing deploying to bolster capabilities inside NATO’s eastern flank and evolving by serving as the centerpiece for the train-and-equip mission to support Ukraine in the defense of its nation.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III and his wife Charlene visit Fort Bragg, N.C to thank Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps Nov. 1. America’s Contingency Corps rapidly deployed in February 2022 with 300 personnel from the Corps headquarters element to provide a Joint Task Force-capable headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. The XVIII Airborne Corps’ mission was vital and ever-changing deploying to bolster capabilities inside NATO’s eastern flank and evolving by serving as the centerpiece for the train-and-equip mission to support Ukraine in the defense of its nation.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III greets Command Sgt. Maj. T.J. Holland, senior enlisted advisor for the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, during his visit to Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 1. Secretary Austin welcomed Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps home following their nine-month deployment to Europe. America’s Contingency Corps rapidly deployed in February 2022 with 300 personnel from the Corps headquarters element to provide a Joint Task Force-capable headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank and was the centerpiece for the train-and-equip mission to support Ukraine in the defense of its nation.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III greets Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps, and he presented several Soldiers with his challenge coin thanking them for their hard work during their mission in Europe, Nov. 1. America’s Contingency Corps rapidly deployed in February 2022 with 300 personnel from the Corps headquarters element to provide a Joint Task Force-capable headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. The deployment was a response to a heightened security environment in Eastern Europe and to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III greets Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps and presented several Soldiers with his challenge coin thanking them for their hard work during their mission in Europe, Nov. 1. America’s Contingency Corps rapidly deployed in February 2022 with 300 personnel from the Corps headquarters element to provide a Joint Task Force-capable headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany. The deployment was directed by Lloyd Austin III as a response to a heightened security environment in Eastern Europe and to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank. `
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III meets Soldiers assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps during an official visit to Fort Bragg, N.C. in order to welcome the unit and its Soldiers back home following a nine-month deployment to Europe, Nov. 1. The Secretary of Defense thanked the Soldiers and their Families for their dedication, service, and sacrifice to the nation as well as supporting the NATO Alliance to bolster its eastern flank. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Austin Robertson)
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The XVIII Airborne Corps’ mission was vital and ever-changing during its nine-month deployment helping bolster capabilities inside NATO’s eastern flank and evolving by serving as the centerpiece for the train-and-equip mission to support Ukraine in the defense of its nation.
Secretary Austin spoke with several Soldiers and thanked them and their Families for their dedication, service, and continued sacrifice to the nation. He, along with his wife, Mrs. Charlene Austin, hosted a spouse roundtable during the trip and acknowledged the continued sacrifices of our military families. They both thanked family members in attendance for the important role they play while their loved one are deployed overseas in defend of the nation and in support of our Allies.
The visit concluded with Secretary Austin presenting his challenge coin to select individuals who were recognized for their hard work during the Corps' deployment.
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