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No cellphones, laptops were allowed to go with Army 82nd paratroopers deploying to Middle East
The move was made to ensure operational security was maintained during the emergency deployment, which saw 3,500 paratroopers from 1st Brigade Combat Team fly out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.
By Kyle Rempfer