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Tucson airbase could deploy troops if Ukraine is invaded

Ukraine Tensions
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A Ukrainian serviceman looks at a photographer near the front line in the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. High-stakes diplomacy continued on Friday in a bid to avert a war in Eastern Europe. The urgent efforts come as 100,000 Russian troops are massed near Ukraine's border and the Biden administration worries that Russian President Vladimir Putin will mount some sort of invasion within weeks. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Ukraine Tensions
Posted at 8:15 AM, Jan 28, 2022
and last updated 2022-01-28 10:15:42-05

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson is one of several military installations the Department of Defense has identified as having troops that could be deployed if Russian forces invade Ukraine.

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby made the announcement during a news conference Thursday in Washington. Some units from Davis-Monthan are among the 8,500 troops placed on heightened preparedness for deployment should Russia invade Ukraine.

Other military installations with units put on heightened preparedness include Fort Bragg in North Carolina, Fort Campbell in Kentucky, Fort Carson in Colorado, Fort Hood in Texas, Fort Polk in Louisiana, Robins Air Force Base, Fort Stewart in Georgia, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.

Kirby said the units include medical support, aviation support, logistics support, and combat formations. Department of Defense officials said they are monitoring the buildup of forces in the western part of Russia and Belarus.

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