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  2. 2nd Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 2nd Infantry Division (2ID, 2nd ID) ("Indianhead") [ 1] is a formation of the United States Army. Since the 1960s, its current primary mission is the pre-emptive defense of South Korea in the event of an invasion from North Korea. There are approximately 17,000 soldiers in the 2nd Infantry Division, with 10,000 of them stationed in South ...

  3. Badges of the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    A total of six combat and special skill badges are authorized for wear at one time on service and dress uniforms; this total does not include special skill tabs or special skill tab metal replicas. Personnel may wear up to three badges above the ribbons or pocket flap, or in a similar location for uniforms without pockets. Personnel may only ...

  4. Identification friend or foe - Wikipedia

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    Identification, friend or foe ( IFF) is a combat identification system designed for command and control. It uses a transponder that listens for an interrogation signal and then sends a response that identifies the broadcaster. IFF systems usually use radar frequencies, but other electromagnetic frequencies, radio or infrared, may be used. [ 1]

  5. Army Staff Identification Badge - Wikipedia

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    Army Staff Identification Badge; Type: Identification badge: Awarded for: One year of service while assigned to the Army Staff.: Description: The Arms of the United States in gold with the stripes of the shield to be enameled white and red and chief of the shield and the sky of the glory to be enameled blue, superimposed on a five-pointed black enameled star; in each reentrant angle of the ...

  6. Identification badges of the uniformed services of the United ...

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    On 29 September 2017, soldiers from Caisson Platoon, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment were awarded one of the U.S. Army's newest identification badges, the Military Horseman Identification Badge, during a special ceremony at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia. [1]

  7. Advanced Combat Helmet - Wikipedia

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    The Advanced Combat Helmet ( ACH) is the United States Army 's current combat helmet, used since the early 2000s. It was developed by the United States Army Soldier Systems Center, [ 2] the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, [ 3] and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory [ 4] to be the next generation of protective combat helmets for use by the ...

  8. 4th Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 4th Infantry Division is a division of the United States Army based at Fort Carson, Colorado. It is composed of a division headquarters battalion, three brigade combat teams (two Stryker and one armor), a combat aviation brigade, a division sustainment brigade, and a division artillery. The 4th Infantry Division's official nickname, "Ivy ...

  9. Combat Infantryman Badge - Wikipedia

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    The Combat Infantryman Badge (CIB) is a United States Army military decoration. The badge is awarded to infantrymen and Special Forces soldiers in the rank of colonel and below, who fought in active ground combat while assigned as members of either an Infantry or Special Forces unit of brigade size or smaller at any time after 6 December 1941.