FORT LIBERTY — Fort Liberty officials said an armed 82nd Airborne Divison soldier was placed under Military Police custody following an incident near the division headquarters Thursday afternoon.

Military police and engineers from eight states are among the Army and Marine units the Pentagon is sending to the southern border this week while soldiers with the 82nd Airborne and 10th Mountain ...

Troops from the 82nd Airborne division are usually prepared to deploy at short notice for crises around the world, typically in conflict zones rather than to the United States' border with Mexico.