FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 80 YEARS, THE UNITED STATES ARMY HAS DEPLOYED THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, THE “SCREAMING EAGLES,” JUST MILES FROM THE UKRAINIAN BORDER : Amidst escalating tensions between Russia and the NATO armed alliance, which the Us leads, the United States Army’s 101st Airborne Division has been sent near Ukraine for the first time in over 80 years. This move comes in response to the threat posed by Russia.