The 82nd Airborne Division of paratroopers, based at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, serves as one of the nation's on-call, emergency forces.
The division is built around three combat brigades, of which one is always on ready status.
The ready brigad
President Vladimir Putin says after talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Pyongyang is ready to proceed toward denuclearization, but that it needs serious security guarantees to do so.
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