82nd Airborne Division

82nd Airborne Division
Insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division
Active1917–1919
1921–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army
TypeAirborne light infantry
RoleAirborne assault
SizeDivision
Part of XVIII Airborne Corps
Garrison/HQFort Liberty, North Carolina, U.S.
Nickname(s)"America's Guard of Honor"
"All American Division"
"82nd Division"
"Eighty Deuce"
"The 82nd"
Motto(s)"All The Way!"
Color of berets  Maroon
March"The All-American Soldier"
Engagements
WebsiteOfficial Website of the Division
Commanders
CommanderMG J. Patrick Work
Deputy Commanding General – OperationsBG Jason Williams
Deputy Commanding Officer – SupportCOL Andrew Kiser
Deputy Commanding General – PlansBrigadier David Pack, British Army
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Randolph Delapena
Notable
commanders
Complete list of commanders
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve insignia (subdued)
Combat service identification badge
Flag
Seal

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."[2] Primarily based at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, the 82nd Airborne Division is part of the XVIII Airborne Corps. The 82nd Airborne Division is the U.S. Army's most strategically mobile division.[3]

The division was organized on 25 August 1917, at Camp Hancock, Georgia, (now subdivided and owned by a combination of the City of Augusta-Richmond County, Veterans Administration, and private parties) and later served with distinction on the Western Front in the final months of World War I. Since its initial members came from all 48 states, the division acquired the nickname All-American, which is the basis for its "AA" on the shoulder patch. The division later served in World War II where, in August 1942, it was reconstituted as the first airborne division of the U.S. Army and fought in numerous campaigns during the war.

  1. ^ Sof, Eric. "82nd Airborne Division", Spec Ops Magazine, 25 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ 82nd Airborne Division, Army.mil, dated 16 May 2018, last accessed 11 September 2018
  3. ^ Kelly, Jack (15 February 2002). "Reconfigure Army divisions to make military stronger". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

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