The 82nd Airborne Division is an infantry division in the U.S. Army. The 82nd Airborne Division was constituted on August 5, 1917. It is currently based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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The address of the 82Nd Airborne Division Historical Institute Inc is: 150 Broadway, Greenlawn, NY 11740
The web address of the 82Nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum is: http://82ndairbornedivisionmuseum.com
The phone number of the 82Nd War Memorial Museum is: 910-432-3443.
Yes the 82nd Airborne did do a combat jump over Panama on December 20, 1989
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The only whole Airborne division is the 82nd. Although 101st still bears the Airborne tab above their unit insignia, they are not an airborne unit.
The 82nd Airborne Division was a paratrooper division and therefore it was smaller than the typical Infantry Division. A paratrooper division were authorized to have about 9,000 men in its organization whereas an Infantry Division had 15,000 men. An airborne division had 9 companies in each of the three regiments whereas the infantry division had 12 companies in each of its regiments.
Yes, the multicam uniform is authorized for wear by the 82nd Airborne Division in the U.S. Army. The multicam pattern is now the standard combat uniform for the Army and is widely used by various units, including the 82nd Airborne Division.