An 82nd Airborne Division’s Immediate Response Force battalion arrived to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland Monday evening for a civil unrest mission in the nation’s capitol, according to sources.

The IRF battalion — which deployed to Iraq earlier this year to quell Iran-backed violence — brought approximately 750 soldiers, ten Black Hawk helicopters, and four Chinooks, according to sources. The helicopters are utility, not attack, and are used to transport troops short distances.

Tuesday on Fox Business Network’s “Morning with Maria,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) emphasized the importance of enforcement of the law, especially as Americans have taken to the streets to protest the death of George Floyd, who died while in the custody of Minneapolis police.

Kennedy told FBN’s Maria Bartiromo it was not “racist” to enforce the law, noting that in some places it did not appear the law was being enforced, as the destruction of private property and vandalism was taking place.