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The 82nd Airborne Division is an active airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in joint forcible entry operations. Based at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, the 82nd...
On 23 February, 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers protected the XVIII Airborne Corps flank as fast-moving armor and mechanized units moved deep inside south-western Iraq. After the second day, the 1st Brigade moved forward to extend the Corps flank along with 3d Brigade.
In July 1943, the 82nd AB participated in the first airborne assault in military history of the United States, during the invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky). Back in Tunisia, the 82nd AB began preparing for its second combat operation that started in September 1943 in Italy (Operation Avalanche).
Jun 4, 2024 · WASHINGTON — On D-Day, June 6, 1944, paratroopers of the U.S. Army's 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions landed between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. near and in the town of Sainte-Mere-Eglise in...
Nov 23, 2021 · FORT BRAGG — Yellow roses were gingerly placed at the bases of the 82nd Airborne Division monuments as the names of eight paratroopers killed in combat or training accidents were added to the...
May 7, 2021 · An estimated 800 paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team will parachute into Estonia Friday night, weather permitting.
Aug 24, 2021 · The Army’s 82nd Airborne Division is an elite division that can rapidly deploy in just 18 hours’ notice. The soldiers of the 82nd are able to conduct forcible entry parachute assaults, as well as other key military operations.
