Operation Assure, Deter, and Reinforce – 82nd Airborne Division (January 2022)

In January 2022, as Russia continued to build up forces around Ukraine, the 82nd Airborne Division was ordered to deploy elements of the division to Poland as part of Operation Assure, Deter, and Reinforce. The mission was directed by the U.S. European Command and approved by the Secretary of Defense to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank.