The 82nd Airborne Division is an active airborne infantry division of the United States Army. Known for its rapid global deployment capability and role as a premier crisis-response force. Recently, elements have deployed to the Middle East amid U.S. military operations targeting Iranian threats. Last updated 4 days ago
CENTCOM: Two crew members from a downed U.S. Army AH-64 Apache were pulled from waters off Oman's coast Sunday evening. Both are in stable condition after a joint rescue involving NAVCENT, the 82nd Airborne, and Task Force 59. The crash cause is under investigation.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine on the 82nd Airborne:
"With incredible courage, tenacity, and grit, they are going all the way, every day, and whenever the nation calls on them, they are there to answer the call."
The Joint Chiefs of Staff General Gen. Dan Caine outlines Project Freedom:
"On the surface, guided missile destroyers and other warships are detecting and defeating Iranian threats. This includes fast boats and one-way attack drones. In the air, more than 100 fighters, attack aircraft, and other manned and unmanned aircraft, synchronized by the 82nd Airborne Division are in the air 24 hours a day, providing defensive overwatch for the enhanced security area."
The U.S. continues deploying forces to the Middle East. 1,500-2,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division could arrive within days - Wall Street Journal.
Defense officials told The New York Times that senior military leaders are considering deploying a brigade combat team from the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, about 3000 paratroopers assigned to the Immediate Response Force (IRF), capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours, along with elements of the division’s headquarters at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to support U.S. military operations in Iran.
