Frontline Forces
| 173rd Airborne Brigade | 
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Home fort: Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy
Nickname: Sky Soldiers
History:
US Army Infantry Regiments have fought in every one of the nation's major and minor conflicts. From Concord to the Gulf, Gettysburg to the beaches of Normandy, the Infantry has led the way. As the Army?s basic combat fighters, infantrymen fulfill the oldest role on the battlefield. America?s infantry units, some of which trace their history back to the 18th Century, stand prepared today to perform their traditional mission, that of closing with and destroying the enemy. Unit Page
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| 101st Airborne |  | |
Home fort: Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Nickname: Screaming Eagles
Motto: Rendezvous with Destiny
History:
This Division is stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The 101st Airbone Division on Nov. 2nd 1918. The airborne division received its baptism by fire in the invasion of Normandy, where it secured the exits to the beachhead and destroyed German artillery-emplacements that threatened the landing of the 4th Infantry Division. The 101st also parachuted into Holland in Operation Market Garden. Unit Page
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| 3rd Infantry |  | |
Home fort: Fort Stewart, Georgia
Motto: Nous Resterons La - We'll Stay There
History:
Activated at Camp Greene, N.C., the 3rd Infantry Division fought bravely in World War I, World War II, Korea and Operation Desert Storm. The Division earned its nickname during the Battle of the Marne in World War I, when it held its position even as surrounding units retreated. Among the distinguished soldiers from the 3rd Division in World War II was Lt. Audie Murphy, the most decorated U.S. soldier of the war. Unit Page
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| 1st Marine Division |  | |
Motto: The Old Breed
History:
The 1st Marine Division, "The Old Breed", was activated aboard the battleship Texas on February 1, 1941, consisting of the 1st, 5th, 7th and 11th Marine Regiments. The division first saw action at Guadalcanal in the invasion of 7 August 1942. Later in World War II, it invaded Peleliu and Okinawa. In the Korean Conflict, the 1st Marine Division landed at Inchon, Korea, on 15 September 1950. The Old Breed faced seven Communist Chinese divisions in the battle of the Chosin Reservoir, accounting for some 37,500 Chinese casualties as it fought its way out of the frozen reservoir. Deployed to the Republic of Vietnam in 1965, the 7th Marines participated in Operations Starlite and Piranha, the first major engagements for American ground troops in South Vietnam. By March 1966, division headquarters was established at Chu Lai, with the entire division deployed by June, operating in Quang Tin and Quang Ngai provinces. After nearly two years of intense combat operations, the division fought both Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army elements during the 1968 Tet Offensive. The 1st Marine Division finally returned home to Camp Pendleton in April 1971. The 1st Marine Division's next combat action was in Operation Desert Storm. In the early morning of 24 February 1991, the 1st Marine Division pushed into southern Kuwait, successfully breaching the first obstacle belt, which in turn triggered a timed sequence of attacks by coalition forces arrayed along the entire northern border of Saudi Arabia. Elements of the division served in Somalia in 1993. Unit Page
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| 1st Infantry Division |  | |
Motto: Victory
History:
The 1st Infantry Division was organized in May 1917 from other regular active Army units and quickly deployed to France for action in World War I. The Division served with honor in both world wars, Vietnam and Desert Storm. During Operation Desert Storm, the division advanced 260 kilometers into enemy-held territory in just 100 hours. Today, the 1st Infantry Division is a mechanized division based in Wurzburg, Germany.
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