The 82nd Airborne is an Airborne Infantry division of the US Army. They are out of Ft. Bragg, NC. Ft. Bragg is also the home of JSOC. Joint Special Operations Command.
Generally the military unofficially works with 3 tiers of Special Operations.
Tier 1 are the scalpel, and are the fabled units you hear about. CAG/Delta, Seals, Force Recon, TACP, Night Stalkers, etc. Generally their jobs are not direct action, but sometimes are for extremely high value targets involving demolitions, infiltration or other clandestine operations including assassinations.
Tier 2 are the shield, consisting usually of Rangers, and other special operations units in supporting roles. Depending on the mission, a unit could fall into Tier 2 or Tier 3. Rangers generally pull security for Tier 1 units with a CORDON of sorts. Sometimes Special Forces are considered Tier 2 based on their mission.
Tier 3 are the hammer. They are the direct action force for larger scale objectives. There's no official Tier 3, but these are the units directly supporting the kinetic side of Tier 1-2 missions. These involve Rangers in some instances (not usually anymore), 101st Airborne (helo operations like extractions/insertions), 82nd Airborne (jumping behind enemy lines to secure infrastructure like airfields, power plants) and Stryker Brigades (MOUT, area domination).
When 101st was stationed outside the country it made it crystal clear special operators were inside Ukraine already, though it was already assumed. It was basically confirmed. The 101st would be on standby for extraction, in the event of escalation.
The 82nd is out of Ft. Bragg, and that is the home of JSOC. Their mission is publicly about our weapons on loan to Ukraine. The unofficial mission is anyone's guess, but I have some ideas.
Generally, when you have units like the 82nd, 2ID located on bases with a large population of Rangers / SF there will be cross allocation. It's hard to get 'time in grade' for promotions in SF. The officers and NCO's will get sent to these units in authority roles to get their time in grade. Many of these units have brass and NCOs from the higher Tiers.
So, by default there are again already SF on the ground.
Now, I've heard of some interesting movements in Florida, California and North Carolina. NC has JSOC, and Florida has SOCOM.
SOCOM contracts through Leonardo for it's SAT security.
There is also MILSATCOM, a Space Force organization based in California. Also based there is SSC (Space Systems Command).
All of this has to do with ballistic missiles and satellites. Communication is key on any battlefield, even unofficial ones.
Apparently there is concern about our satellites and their safety. More than that I couldn't say. I can guess what those threats would be, from EMP, hacking, etc. to other direct attack and deorbitings / destruction.
In this event the military would lose eyes on the ground capability and thus has forces directly in place to witness and communicate the situation on the ground in the event of a communication black out, if possible.
The 82nd Airborne is an Airborne Infantry division of the US Army. They are out of Ft. Bragg, NC. Ft. Bragg is also the home of JSOC. Joint Special Operations Command.
Generally the military unofficially works with 3 tiers of Special Operations.
Tier 1 are the scalpel, and are the fabled units you hear about. CAG/Delta, Seals, Force Recon, TACP, Night Stalkers, etc. Generally their jobs are not direct action, but sometimes are for extremely high value targets involving demolitions, infiltration or other clandestine operations including assassinations.
Tier 2 are the shield, consisting usually of Rangers, and other special operations units in supporting roles. Depending on the mission, a unit could fall into Tier 2 or Tier 3. Rangers generally pull security for Tier 1 units with a CORDON of sorts. Sometimes Special Forces are considered Tier 2 based on their mission.
Tier 3 are the hammer. They are the direct action force for larger scale objectives. There's no official Tier 3, but these are the units directly supporting the kinetic side of Tier 1-2 missions. These involve Rangers in some instances (not usually anymore), 101st Airborne (helo operations like extractions/insertions), 82nd Airborne (jumping behind enemy lines to secure infrastructure like airfields, power plants) and Stryker Brigades (MOUT, area domination).
When 101st was stationed outside the country it made it crystal clear special operators were inside Ukraine already, though it was already assumed. It was basically confirmed. The 101st would be on standby for extraction, in the event of escalation.
The 82nd is out of Ft. Bragg, and that is the home of JSOC. Their mission is publicly about our weapons on loan to Ukraine. The unofficial mission is anyone's guess, but I have some ideas.
Generally, when you have units like the 82nd, 2ID located on bases with a large population of Rangers / SF there will be cross allocation. It's hard to get 'time in grade' for promotions in SF. The officers and NCO's will get sent to these units in authority roles to get their time in grade. Many of these units have brass and NCOs from the higher Tiers.
So, by default there are again already SF on the ground.
Now, I've heard of some interesting movements in Florida, California and North Carolina. NC has JSOC, and Florida has SOCOM.
SOCOM contracts through Leonardo for it's SAT security.
There is also MILSATCOM, a Space Force organization based in California. Also based there is SSC (Space Systems Command).
All of this has to do with ballistic missiles and satellites. Communication is key on any battlefield, even unofficial ones.
Apparently there is concern about our satellites and their safety. More than that I couldn't say. I can guess what those threats would be, from EMP, hacking, etc. to other direct attack and deorbitings / destruction.
In this event the military would lose eyes on the ground capability and thus has forces directly in place to witness and communicate the situation on the ground in the event of a communication black out, if possible.
That's my 2, anyway.