TL;DR
The 82nd Airborne's deployment orders from March 25 stand unchanged — 2,000-3,000 paratroopers remain on standby at staging bases.
MSM Perspective
The Pentagon confirmed 'no change in posture' during Friday's briefing, which reporters interpreted as no news.
X Perspective
X's military analysis accounts note that 'standby' for the 82nd Airborne means 18-hour deployment readiness — these troops are not waiting, they are loaded.
The 82nd Airborne Division's deployment orders, issued March 25, remain unchanged as of Friday evening, according to a Pentagon spokesperson. Between 2,000 and 3,000 paratroopers from the division's Global Response Force are staged at forward operating bases with 18-hour deployment readiness. The Pentagon described the posture as "consistent with the orders previously issued." [1]
In military terminology, "standby" for the 82nd Airborne means packed parachutes, assigned aircraft, and designated drop zones. These troops are not waiting for orders. They have orders. They are waiting for the order to execute them.
-- SAMUEL CRANE, Washington