U.S. 82nd Airborne Division

82nd Division 82nd Infantry Division 82nd Airborne Division
The Shoulder sleeve insignia of the 82nd Airborne Division.
Active	1917–1919 1921–present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Army
Type	Airborne infantry
Role	Command and control organization containing two to four maneuver brigades
Size	Division
Part of	XVIII Airborne Corps
Garrison/HQ	Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
Nickname(s)	"All American Division", "82nd Division", "82nd Infantry Division", "America's Guard of Honor", "The 82nd", within the unit and the wider airborne community simply "Division"
Motto(s)	"All the way!", "Death from above"
March	"The All-American Soldier"
Engagements	World War I Battle of Saint-Mihiel Meuse-Argonne Offensive World War II Operation Husky Operation Avalanche Operation Overlord Operation Market Garden Battle of the Bulge Invasion of Germany Cold War Occupation of the Dominican Republic Vietnam War Invasion of Grenada Operation Golden Pheasant Invasion of Panama Persian Gulf War Global War on Terrorism War in Afghanistan Iraq War Operation Inherent Resolve
Website	https://www.bragg.army.mil/index.php/units-tenants/82nd-airborne-division
Commanders
Commander	MG Erik Kurilla
Deputy Commander – Operations	BG Matt McFarlane
Deputy Commander – Support	COL Michael Fenzel
Deputy Commander – Interoperability	Brigadier (UK) James Learmont
Command Sergeant Major	Command Sergeant Major Michael Green
Notable commanders	Complete list of commanders
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia of the Division's Headquarters Battalion
Combat service identification badge
Division Flag

World War I

World War II

Cold War

Global War on Terrorism

The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army, specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areas. Based at Fort Bragg, 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. Recently the 82nd Airborne has been conducting operations in Iraq. The 82nd Airborne has been assigned to advise and assist Iraqi Security Forces.

The division was constituted, originally as the 82nd Division, in the National Army on 5 August 1917, shortly after the American entry into World War I, and was organized on 25 August 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia 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 unit acquired the nickname All-American, which is the basis for its famed "AA" 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, gaining an excellent reputation.

Famous soldiers of the division include Sergeant Alvin C. York, General James M. Gavin, General of the Army Omar Bradley, Senator Strom Thurmond (325th Glider Infantry Regiment in World War II), Senator Jack Reed, R&B singer Lou Rawls, actor William Windom, country music singer Craig Morgan, former Syracuse University football coach Ben Schwartzwalder, fashion critic/choreographer Bruce Darnell, The Honorable Patrick Murphy (Under Secretary of the Army), Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, and General "Henry" Hugh Shelton (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1997 to 2001). Colonel Chris Gibson, Brigade Commander 325 Airborne Infantry, New York Congressman.