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10th Mountain Division

10th Mountain Division
Patch of the United States Army 10th Mountain Division (Scorpion W2).png
The 10th Mountain Division's shoulder sleeve insignia
Active 1943–45
1948–58
1985–present
Country  United States of America
Branch  United States Army
Type Light infantry
Role Command and control organization containing two to four maneuver brigades
Size Division
Part of XVIII Airborne Corps
Garrison/HQ Fort Drum, New York
Motto(s) Climb to Glory
Engagements

World War II

Somalia

Haiti

War on Terror

Operation Atlantic Resolve
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Walter Piatt (2017–present)
Notable
commanders
George P. Hays
James Edward Moore
Thomas L. Harrold
Philip De Witt Ginder
Barksdale Hamlett
James L. Campbell
Franklin L. Hagenbeck
Lloyd Austin
Benjamin C. Freakley
Michael L. Oates
James L. Terry
Mark A. Milley
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia of the Division's Headquarters Battalion
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Combat service identification badge
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Flag
Flag of the United States Army 10th Mountain Division.svg

World War II

Somalia

Haiti

War on Terror

The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division in the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. Originally constituted as a mountain warfare unit, the division was the only one of its size to receive intense specialized training for fighting in mountainous and arctic conditions. Today, the 10th honors that legacy by retaining the "Mountain" designation.

Originally activated as the 10th Light Division (Alpine) in 1943, the division was redesignated the 10th Mountain Division in 1944 and fought in the mountains of Italy in some of the roughest terrain in the country. On the 5th of May 1945 the Division reached Nauders, Austria, beyond the Resia Pass, where it made contact with German forces being pushed south by the U.S. Seventh Army. A status quo was maintained until the enemy headquarters involved had completed their surrender to the Seventh. On the 6th, 10th Mountain troops met the 44th Infantry Division of Seventh Army.

Following the war, the division was inactivated, only to be reactivated and redesignated as the 10th Infantry Division in 1948. The division first acted as a training division and, in 1954, was converted to a full combat division and sent to Germany before being inactivated again in 1958.

Reactivated again in 1985, the division was designated the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) to historically tie it to the World War II division and to also better describe its modern disposition. Since its reactivation, the division or elements of the division have deployed numerous times. The division has participated in Operation Desert Storm (Saudi Arabia), Hurricane Andrew disaster relief (Homestead, Florida), Operation Restore Hope and Operation Continue Hope (Somalia), Operation Uphold Democracy (Haiti), Operation Joint Forge (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Operation Joint Guardian (Kosovo), and several deployments as part of the Multinational Force and Observers (Sinai Peninsula).


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