Fort Bragg Paratroopers Deploy to Middle East

0:00Thousands of soldiers from Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division are depoined to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, leaving families back home gripped by worry. Fort Bragg, the world's biggest military base, has been a hub for rapid response since 1919, with these paratroopers trained to mobilize anywhere globally in just 18 hours. Over the past two decades, we've seen them head out repeatedly. From Afghanistan in 2002, Iraq in 2003, to fights against. ISIS, a decade back, often staging through spots like Kuwait, soldiers speak of the heavy emotional pull of separation, missing hugs, voices, and daily love from kids and spouses while families in North Carolina, braced for the unknown. Recent Iranian missile hits on Camp Arif Jan in Kuwait highlight the real dangers as these are key spots for American troops, fueling fears for those. Getting stateside is a situation unfolds. That's the story for today, Durham News Today, driven by AI.