FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Some soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are heading to Florida to help with the vaccination effort there.
Kentucky's 101st Airborne Division has deployed around 130 soldiers to support an expansive mass vaccination effort, the division's public affairs staff announced in a press release.
The "Screaming Eagles" hail from the sprawling Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee border.
The soldiers are going to Orlando as part of the Army’s effort to support Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) vaccination centers.
The Biden administration plans to establish 100 federally assisted vaccination sites nationwide in cooperation with state authorities.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.