U.S. soldiers are deploying to Europe amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, some with barely a week's notice. That's caused a mad scramble to ensure bills will be paid, and children and pets will be taken care of.
But Jackson, a 22-year-old tank gunner from Pensacola, Florida, said this deployment feels different. Although U.S. forces aren’t intervening in Ukraine, that war has increased tensions in neighboring NATO countries.Maj. Gen. Charles Costanza, the 3rd Infantry’s commander, said the rapid deployment has had a mixed impact on morale within the brigade, which had been in the midst of training.
Costanza said soldiers and their families were told to expect the deployment to last six months, which could be extended — or perhaps shortened — depending on developments in Ukraine. “Something I’ve preached to my soldiers about, when we talk about stress and being able to control stress, is to focus on the things that are in our sphere of control,” Cooner said.
“I’m very honest with the kids and I don’t lie,” said Allen, 35. “I tell them exactly what I’m going over to do and they acknowledge it. I tell them where I’m going. And I pitch it to them like, ‘Hey, you get to go stay with Nanny for a little bit.’ And that’s good enough for them.”
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