It's been nearly six months since Maj. Gen. J. Patrick Work took command of the 82nd Airborne Division. The division's headquarters deployed to Europe less than a month later, while the division's ...

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.

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 U.S. border with Mexico.