Amid Ukraine tensions, U.S. puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert

Military units stationed in the United States have been notified by the Pentagon that they should be ready to deploy to Europe should NATO send a request. Russia has spent the last year moving tens of thousands of troops to the border with Ukraine, and the U.S. warns that an invasion could be imminent. The Pentagon has put about 8,500 troops on heightened alert, CBS News reports, and most would deploy as part of the NATO Response Force. Some could be sent to other countries in Eastern Europe to ...