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The regiment was initially constituted on 24 February 1942, over two months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent American entry into World War II, in the Army of the United States as the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (504th PIR).
The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army was initially activated in July 1968, to fill in for the 3rd Brigade which had deployed to Vietnam.The brigade consisted of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company and three infantry battalions: 4th Battalion (Airborne), 325th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 504th Infantry Regiment; and 3rd Battalion (Airborne ...
504th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group, active United States Air Force unit; 504th Fighter Squadron or 137th Airlift Squadron flies the C-5 Galaxy and the C-17A Globemaster III; 504th Infantry Regiment (United States) (504th PIR) is an airborne infantry regiment in the United States Army
A US Army soldier with 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, fires his weapon during a battle with insurgent forces in Barge Matal, during Operation Mountain Fire in 2009. In response to the increased risk of sending supplies through Pakistan, work began on the establishment of a Northern Distribution Network (NDN ...
4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment C Company, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment; 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Detach from 82nd ABN Div; B Battery, 7th Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment; B Battery, 2d Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment; C Company, 27th Engineer ...
Battle: Decisive Canadian victory, Panjwayi cleared of Taliban Battle of Qala-i-Jangi: 25 November 2001: 1 December 2001: Qala-i-Jangi District: Battle: It began with the uprising of Taliban prisoners held at Qala-i-Jangi fortress and escalated into one of the bloodiest engagements of the war in Afghanistan Battle of Takur Ghar: 4 March 2002: 5 ...
Campbell commanded 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division and the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment and deployed his Brigade Combat Team to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. [ 8 ] Following command Campbell was assigned to the Army Staff and served as the Executive Officer to the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army ...
The pass serves as a natural choke point to the region and has been the scene of many battles throughout the US war in Afghanistan as well as the Soviet war in Afghanistan. The base is in a hostile location and is only 30 miles south of Tora Bora , it is also only 25 miles north of the location of the friendly fire incident that killed Pat ...