FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (WKRN) — Five hundred soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division will deploy to the Southern Border from Fort Campbell.

The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Headquarters and other enabling units will deploy to support the U.S. Northern Command’s mission to secure and protect the territorial integrity of the United States in early October, according to a release.

The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) will relieve the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and will oversee units of all U.S. service branches operating along the U.S. Southern Border.

The unit will reportedly operate under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, which is working in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection,

Units from multiple installations across the Joint Force will fall under the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Headquarters, while physically located in various locations along the southern United States, according to a release.

“For 83 years, the Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) have stood ready to answer the Nation’s call. Now as we prepare to secure and protect our country’s territory, we look forward to continuing the important work of U.S. Northern Command and the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and working with the interagency and other partners in the region," said Maj. Gen. David Gardner, Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell, in a release.

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