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The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into hostile areas [1] with a U.S. Department of Defense mandate to be "on-call to fight any time, anywhere" at "the knife's edge of technology and readiness."
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 ...
The 325th Infantry Regiment [1] is an infantry regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division.The regiment serves as the 82nd Airborne's light infantry parachute insertion fighting force of the United States Army, with a long and distinguished history, having taken part in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, the invasions of Grenada and Panama, as well as the Gulf and Iraq Wars.
The 82nd Airborne Division said farewell to Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, while welcoming back Brig. Gen. Patrick Work back.
Former Sgt. William Yeske never intended to write a book, but ended up doing so for these reasons. Veteran writes about 82nd Airborne Division deployment to Afghanistan in 2009-10 Skip to main content
Here the 82nd Airborne Division earned the name, "America's Guard of Honor," as a fitting end to hostilities in which the 504th had chased the German Army some 14,000 miles (23,000 km) across the European Theater. [1] Following their occupation duty with the 82nd Airborne Division in Berlin, the Devils reported to Fort Liberty, North Carolina.
Then-Maj. Gen. Mike Scaparrotti and the 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters arrive at Pope Air Force Base on June 11, 2010, after a nearly 14-month deployment.
James Megellas (March 11, 1917 – April 2, 2020) was a United States Army lieutenant colonel. During World War II, he was a rifle company platoon leader and is considered to be one of the most decorated combat officers in the history of the 82nd Airborne Division.