https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...ades-rcna15584
Biden administration firms up plans to get Americans out of Ukraine if Russia invades
Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division could be called in to support Americans fleeing the country.
Americans who need help getting out of Ukraine if Russia
invades could be brought through Poland and receive support from U.S. troops, a senior defense official and a U.S. official told NBC News on Wednesday.
If U.S. troops are needed to support an evacuation, soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division would be called in to set up checkpoints for medical screening and administrative processes as well as provide logistical support and any necessary medical aid to care for people in Poland, the officials said.
Members of the 82nd Airborne have not been ordered to go into Ukraine to evacuate anyone at this point, the sources said, but Pentagon officials have indicated using them for such an operation is possible if needed…..