82nd Airborne
Elite jumping soldiers
The 82nd Airborne is a division of the United States Army trained for parachute assault and air assault operations.
Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, it has served in major conflicts from World War II to Afghanistan.
The division's nickname, "All-American," reflects its original composition of soldiers from every state: My brother deployed with the 82nd Airborne.
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- paratrooperMilitary aerial deployer
- drop zoneDesignated touchdown area
- night jumpParachute descent in darkness
- combat jumpMilitary parachute deployment
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- Military DivisionsOld Ironsides, panzer division
- D-DayD-Day, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Utah Beach, Gold Beach
- Airborne Forcesparatrooper, parachute drop, drop zone, static line, jumpmaster
- Army Divisionsinfantry division, armored division, cavalry division
- Low Countries WWIIArnhem, Bastogne, Antwerp, Brussels, Battle of the Bulge
- WWII Armyarmored divisions, All Americans, Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley
deployment method
82nd Airbornemechanized infantry
Troops using armored vehicles
armored division · amphibious forces · tank division · mounted infantry