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For the first time in 50 years. U.S army stands up new division. Combined airborne - air assault | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 83072756  United States05/19/2022 08:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: For the first time in 50 years. U.S army stands up new division. Combined airborne - air assault Hold up, the 101st isn't airborne any more? When did that happen? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 81067332 Yes, I get it's possibly an out moded form of warfare, but that doesn't usually stop the army from training people to do it. You know, just in case. Because they're there to get trained anyway. Airborne isn't outmoded. It's just a capability that is rarely called for. A really stupid thing would be to parachute airborne in just because you got em. It's risky Most of the time the 82nd is just used as a top of the line light infantry division. And because it's light infantry it's relatively fast to deploy. I guess they don't use it much if they stopped training them to do it in the 80s... How many guys who learned to do this in the 80s are still even in the Army? But, i get, they're doing other things. I was just surprised the 101st wasn't even training airborne according to this thread. I don't think anyone should do anything just because they can. But, I have heard they have not used combat jumps in years. This could be wrong though. |
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 User ID: 72201589 United States05/19/2022 08:50 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: For the first time in 50 years. U.S army stands up new division. Combined airborne - air assault I did all those schools in 83.. They are literally (I will pass this and not go home a failure embarrassment) Schools.. Though mine was for Marine force recon.. We did all the US Army and amphib recon Ft story Virginia schools.. Like Martin Sheen said as Capt Willard.. "I did it when I was 19 and it damn near wasted me" God bless our spec op volunteers Last Edited by YEA Eoreris on 05/19/2022 08:57 PM God liked |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74619375 United States05/19/2022 08:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: For the first time in 50 years. U.S army stands up new division. Combined airborne - air assault Cool. Sounds like a new special forces division. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71034010 They will be bad ass once they learn their pronouns and how to fight urban warfare in high heels. Rangers basically do this now. 82nd and 101st used to both be airborne. 101 went Air Assault. I been through all three schools, plus a few, Air Assault was no joke. Thank you for your oath to defend our government instead of our people or liberty. No Shit !! |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80627825 United States05/19/2022 08:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: For the first time in 50 years. U.S army stands up new division. Combined airborne - air assault all while the southern border is WIDE OPEN and we are invaded by millions of third worlders yeah, just what we need, another airborne division in Alaska Airborne units haven't even been used on a large scale since WW2 ... might as well bring back the horse cavalry while we are at it |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80627825 United States05/19/2022 08:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: For the first time in 50 years. U.S army stands up new division. Combined airborne - air assault Hold up, the 101st isn't airborne any more? When did that happen? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 81067332 Yes, I get it's possibly an out moded form of warfare, but that doesn't usually stop the army from training people to do it. You know, just in case. Because they're there to get trained anyway. mid to late 80s. the One Oh Worst ceased being Airborne in 1972 they retain the "Airborne" above the puking buzzard as a historical lineage thing -- much to the butthurt of some just like the 10th Mountain Division isn't truly a "mountain" division anymore, the 101st hasn't been "Airborne" for a long while |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 81533575  Canada05/19/2022 09:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: For the first time in 50 years. U.S army stands up new division. Combined airborne - air assault Cool. Sounds like a new special forces division. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 71034010 They will be bad ass once they learn their pronouns and how to fight urban warfare in high heels. Rangers basically do this now. 82nd and 101st used to both be airborne. 101 went Air Assault. I been through all three schools, plus a few, Air Assault was no joke. Thank you for your oath to defend our government instead of our people or liberty. My oath is to the constitution. Against all enemies, foreign....and domestic up to and including my government. Must suck to live a life with no honor that you have to throw that weak bullshit out there. Well, if you believe even 5% of what you see on GLP, its pretty obvious the constitution is currently under attack by enemies both foreign and domestic, including the government. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80627825 United States05/19/2022 09:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: For the first time in 50 years. U.S army stands up new division. Combined airborne - air assault Fascinating, based out of Alaska this new division will lead airborne assault in arctic regions. Gonna say this is a coincidence that the division will only be 200 miles from Russia Quoting: Anonymous Coward 80253974 The 82nd and 101st are now joined by the 11th [link to www.military.com (secure)] Don't forget about the stand alone airborne brigade to that is permanently deployed in Europe. The 152nd airborne brigade. 173rd -- the "Third Herd" |
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User ID: 80683137 United States05/20/2022 10:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: For the first time in 50 years. U.S army stands up new division. Combined airborne - air assault Yeah, they need a C-141 replacement. I reserve the right to declare my comments and posts as satire. Nothing I post should be considered or interpreted as advocacy for illegal activity. My comments are designed to inspire critical political thinking. I only mean half of what I say and only say half of what I mean. |
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