WEBVTT 00:01.559 --> 00:03.448 Looking ahead , the 82nd Airborne 00:03.448 --> 00:05.503 Division , Combat Aviation Brigade , 00:05.503 --> 00:07.726 Pegasus out of Fort Liberty will deploy 00:07.726 --> 00:09.948 the US Central Command this fall . It's 00:09.948 --> 00:12.170 all part of normal rotation of forces . 00:12.170 --> 00:14.392 The 82nd will replace a combat Aviation 00:14.392 --> 00:16.170 brigade out of Mississippi with 00:16.170 --> 00:18.226 approximately 1500 troops as well as 00:18.226 --> 00:20.337 ground equipment . So what we know is 00:20.337 --> 00:22.649 that the 80 seconds Aviation Brigade is 00:22.659 --> 00:24.492 embarking on this mission in the 00:24.492 --> 00:26.326 upcoming months . However , Fort 00:26.326 --> 00:28.492 Liberty says that it cannot disclose a 00:28.492 --> 00:30.715 specific time or projected location for 00:30.715 --> 00:32.959 this deployment for security purposes . 00:33.229 --> 00:35.340 We are very consistent no matter what 00:35.340 --> 00:37.604 happens as we get the job done . We 00:37.615 --> 00:39.837 trust each other . Uh I can count on my 00:39.837 --> 00:42.059 battle buddies to always have my back . 00:42.059 --> 00:44.004 If I'm struggling with something , 00:44.004 --> 00:43.604 someone else can help . If they're 00:43.615 --> 00:45.715 struggling , I can help . We're very 00:45.724 --> 00:47.615 proficient in what we do working 00:47.625 --> 00:49.514 together . Like everyone's really 00:49.514 --> 00:52.694 cooper of easily to work with . And if 00:52.705 --> 00:54.694 anybody needs something , there's 00:54.705 --> 00:56.927 always somebody there to help you out . 00:57.189 --> 00:59.245 I've always heard , you know , these 00:59.245 --> 01:01.560 guys , they , they deploy a lot very uh 01:01.569 --> 01:03.791 vital part of the army and they call it 01:03.791 --> 01:05.847 the center of the universe , right ? 01:05.847 --> 01:09.190 The nation's 911 . So I was like , ok , 01:09.199 --> 01:11.419 82nd , they're saying I'm probably 01:11.430 --> 01:13.374 gonna deploy . I feel like they're 01:13.374 --> 01:15.486 telling me the truth . I think it's a 01:15.486 --> 01:17.486 great culmination of the years I've 01:17.486 --> 01:19.652 trained out of flight school . And the 01:19.652 --> 01:21.763 opportunities I've had in the army so 01:21.763 --> 01:23.986 far to actually be able to come out and 01:23.986 --> 01:25.874 deploy was always my goal and I'm 01:25.874 --> 01:27.874 thankful that I was able to do that 01:27.874 --> 01:30.208 with 82nd . I was uh I was very anxious . 01:30.208 --> 01:32.208 I was , I was very excited um going 01:32.208 --> 01:32.089 into the military , one of the uh the 01:32.099 --> 01:34.321 main things I wanted to do was deploy . 01:34.321 --> 01:36.432 So , uh they were talking about going 01:36.432 --> 01:38.655 on a combat deployment and I was like , 01:38.655 --> 01:40.932 fantastic , you know , II I can't wait . 01:40.932 --> 01:43.099 Uh I was kind of itching to uh itching 01:43.099 --> 01:45.321 to , to go already , you know , I was , 01:45.321 --> 01:47.432 I was trying to fast forward the days 01:47.432 --> 01:47.309 that way I could go ahead and get out 01:47.319 --> 01:50.510 here . I always , you know , excited to , 01:50.519 --> 01:52.741 to learn new things and , and get after 01:52.741 --> 01:54.852 the job . So that way they can , they 01:54.852 --> 01:54.519 can go home . You know , it's a 01:54.529 --> 01:56.640 different environment out here . It's 01:56.640 --> 01:58.529 the first time for , for a lot of 01:58.529 --> 02:00.529 people also myself as well . Um But 02:00.529 --> 02:02.585 yeah , I love these guys . They're , 02:02.585 --> 02:04.585 they're pretty good workers and I'm 02:04.585 --> 02:06.418 happy to be here with them . The 02:06.418 --> 02:08.585 mission always comes first . Our , our 02:08.585 --> 02:10.529 mission is to save lives . So , uh 02:10.529 --> 02:12.600 being proficient on our maintaining 02:12.610 --> 02:14.970 capabilities and flying is , it gives 02:14.979 --> 02:17.300 you a sense of purpose on what is 02:17.309 --> 02:19.970 really about getting my patch . My 02:19.979 --> 02:22.320 combat deployment patch is something I 02:22.330 --> 02:24.552 kind of look forward to , to accomplish 02:24.552 --> 02:26.552 in my armor career and I accomplish 02:26.552 --> 02:29.039 that way way earlier than I expected . 02:29.050 --> 02:32.350 Like way after about nine months in the 02:32.360 --> 02:35.210 Middle East , 1600 members of the 82nd 02:35.220 --> 02:37.630 Combat Aviation Brigade are back home 02:37.639 --> 02:39.695 with their families that are skipper 02:39.695 --> 02:41.861 Base was on post this morning with the 02:41.861 --> 02:43.806 unit held its un casing ceremony . 02:43.860 --> 02:46.082 That's a military tradition when troops 02:46.082 --> 02:47.600 return from deployment .