Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team board a transport plane bound for eastern Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldier from the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team use their cell phones while waiting in a staging area before boarding a transport plane bound for Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team wait to board a transport plane bound for eastern Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Weapons belonging to U.S. Army soldiers lean against a wall while soldiers wait to board a transport plane bound for Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team inspect their weapons before boarding a transport plane bound for Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia , U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

A soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team uses his cell phone for a last minute call while waiting in a staging area before boarding a transport plane bound for Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia , U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team waiting in a staging area before boarding a transport plane bound for Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia , U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

A soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team checks his cell phone while waiting at a staging area before boarding a transport plane bound for Europe, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team wait to board a transport plane bound for eastern Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team rest while waiting at a staging area before boarding a transport plane bound for Europe, on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia , U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team wait to board a transport plane bound for eastern Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team wait to board a transport plane bound for Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia , U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team wait to board a transport plane bound for eastern Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia , U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team wait to board a transport plane bound for eastern Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia , U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team board a transport plane bound for eastern Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia , U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Officers see off soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team as they board a transport plane bound for eastern Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy
 

A soldier from the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team carries a statue of a mascot on his shoulders as the team boards a transport plane bound for eastern Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia , U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

U.S. Army soldiers load deploying soldiers' gear into an aircraft as 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team soldiers board a transport plane bound for Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team board a transport plane bound for eastern Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia , U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team board a transport plane bound for eastern Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy 

A lone soldier jogs past a U.S. flag to the aircraft flight line in a room that minutes before had held hundreds of U.S. Army soldiers being flown to Europe on a deployment launched in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, U.S., March 2, 2022. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy