Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment “White Devils”, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct, period of darkness, airborne operations during a deployment readiness exercise (DRE) on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Jan. 28, 2026. 1SG Funk DRE was designed to validate that a unit can deploy immediately, fight on arrival, and sustain itself as America’s Immediate Response Force. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Truesdale)
