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The 505th PIR took over the responsibilities of the Global Response Force mission on 1 October 2010. [4] 1-505th deployed in May 2011 to Feb 2012 in support of the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan, two of its paratroopers were killed. The 2-505th PIR deployed once again in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in June ...
These Combat Engineers were part of Task Force Panther, centered around the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment from Fort Bragg, North Carolina. It was named for the beachhead in Salerno, Italy that the 505th PIR parachuted onto on 14 September 1943 (Operation Avalanche).
In 1986, the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment created the "Gavin Squad Competition". This competition was designed to identify the most proficient rifle squad in the regiment. The original competition was won by a squad from 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 3/505th PIR. Gavin was on hand to award the nine man squad their trophy.
Elements of the battalion deployed over the next two weeks. Battery A deployed with Task Force (TF) Privette (2d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment [2-505 PIR]), arriving at Chu Lai between 16 and 19 February 1968. Battery C followed as part of TF Carpenter (1-508 PIR), arriving between 19 and 21 February 1968.
505th Command and Control Wing, organized under the USAF Warfare Center 505th Fighter Squadron or 138th Fighter Squadron, squadron of the United States Air Force 505th Infantry Regiment (United States) (505th PIR), one of four infantry regiments of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army
The 1-504 PIR and 2-504 PIR, along with the 4th Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment (4-325 PIR) and the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment (1/75 RGR), conducted a parachute assault on the Omar Torrijos International Airport. Following the airborne assault, the paratroopers soon found themselves engaged in fierce combat in urban and ...
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1 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Toggle the table of contents. Wikipedia: WikiProject Military history/Assessment/505th Infantry Regiment (United States) Add ...