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  2. List of nicknames of United States Army divisions - Wikipedia

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    Many Army divisions have over the years earned nicknames; some laudatory, some derogatory, but mostly colorful. Sometimes, the nicknames themselves have overshadowed the actual name of the division, e.g. the "Screaming Eagles" for the 101st Airborne Division.

  3. 101st Airborne Division - Wikipedia

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    The 101st soldiers deploying to Mihail Kogălniceanu in June did not represent additional U.S. forces in Europe, but are taking the place of soldiers assigned to 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters and the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 82nd Airborne Division. In all, approximately 4700 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are ...

  4. History of the 101st Airborne Division - Wikipedia

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    The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") [1] is a specialized modular light infantry division of the US Army trained for air assault operations. [2] The Screaming Eagles has been referred to by journalists as "the tip of the spear" [3] as well as one of the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions. [4]

  5. Division insignia of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    The SSI of some army divisions have become known in popular culture. [1] [2] [3] ... 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" [6] 102nd Infantry Division "Ozark" [6]

  6. 158th Aviation Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 2nd Battalion was constituted on 25 July 1968, in the regular army as Company B, 158th Aviation Battalion, nickname "Lancer" an element of the 101st Airborne Division (airmobile), and activated at Fort Carson, Colorado. It was reorganized and redesignated on 16 September 1987, as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 158th ...

  7. William C. Lee - Wikipedia

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    Major General William Carey Lee (March 12, 1895 – June 25, 1948) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in World War I and World War II, during which he commanded the 101st Airborne Division, nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles".

  8. List of armored and cavalry regiments of the United States Army

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    The 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry, also carries the lineage of the 1st Battalion, 127th Armor Regiment, which was converted into the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cav when the New York Army National Guard reorganized in 2005-2006. [15] 131st Cavalry Regiment; 137th Armor; 138th Armor; 145th Armor (formerly 145th Infantry) 147th Armored Regiment; 149th Armor

  9. Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division - Wikipedia

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    The 101st was the first conventional aviation asset deployed after 9/11. The 101st would support battalions of the 187th Infantry Regiment (part of the 3d Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division), fighting Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. [citation needed] In February 2003, the brigade was again alerted to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi ...