Approximately 150 soldiers assigned to the 192nd Military Police Battalion, Connecticut Army National Guard, participated in a deployment ceremony after being selected to deploy on short notice to the Middle East in support of Operation Epic Fury.
Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division recently took part in the inaugural training event with the Bumblebee V2 counter-drone system, marking the first operational test of the prototypes purchased by Joint Interagency Task Force 401 earlier this year.
The president expressed confidence that a resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war would come “relatively quickly” after the call or that a ceasefire could take place while Russia hosts its Victory Day celebrations on May 9.