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Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division. This is a list of commanders of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army. The 82nd Airborne Division is one of the oldest divisions in the U.S. Army, having been raised shortly after the American entry into World War I in April 1917 and seeing service in World War I and World War II and many subsequent conflicts. Major General ...
In June, 1958, upon completion of the War College, he was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division to command the 2nd Airborne Battle Group, 503d Infantry at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In June 1959, he became the G-3 for the XVIII Airborne Corps. For a year beginning in June 1960, he was Chief, Field Training Team U.S. Military Assistance Group ...
Forces in the United States were split between two new commands, Forces Command and Training and Doctrine Command, in 1973. FORSCOM assumed CONARC's responsibility for the command and collective training of all divisions and corps in the continental U.S. and for the installations where they were based.
Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, right, passes the 82nd Airborne Division colors to Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, left, 18th Airborne Corps commander, during a command change ceremony Friday, Nov. 17 ...
Christopher C. LaNeve is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the commanding general of Eighth Army and chief of staff of the Combined Forces Command since 5 April 2024. [1] [2] [3] He previously served as the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division from 2022 to 2023.
The following events are open to the public: May 20. Division Run from 6:30-7:30 a.m. on Long Street. May 21. Division Memorial Ceremony from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the 82nd Airborne Division ...
On 15 August 1942, the 82nd Infantry Division, now commanded by Major General Ridgway, became the first airborne division in the history of the U.S. Army, and was redesignated as the 82nd Airborne Division. The 82nd was selected after deliberations by the U.S. Army General Staff because of a number of factors; it was not a Regular Army or ...
The 82nd Airborne Division's headquarters and combat aviation brigade are deployed to Europe and the Middle East. Here's what else is happening. Q&A: 82nd Airborne Division general talks ...