The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a
light infantry division of the United States Army based at Fort Drum,
New York. It is a subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps and the
only division-sized element of the US Army to specialize in fighting
under harsh terrain and weather conditions. The division retains the
"mountain" designation for historical purposes but is actually organized
as a light infantry division.
Activated in 1943, the 10th
Mountain Division was the last among currently active divisions to enter
combat during World War II. (According to "World War II Order of
Battle"[2] by Shelby L. Stanton, the 10th Mountain Division entered
combat on January 8, 1945, followed by the 8th, 13th, 16th, and 20th
Armored, and the 65th, 71st, 76th, 86th, 89th and 97th Infantry
divisions in the final months of the war.) The 10th fought in the
mountains of Italy in some of the roughest terrain in the country.
Reactivated in 1985, the division saw numerous
deployments to contingencies throughout the 1990s. Division elements
participated in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Restore Hope,
Operation Uphold Democracy, Task Force Eagle, and Hurricane Andrew
disaster relief. Since 2001, the division and its four combat brigades
have seen numerous deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan in support
of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
(www.wikipedia.org
- 5/16/2010)
The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a
light infantry division of the United States Army based at Fort Drum,
New York. It is a subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps and the
only division-sized element of the US Army to specialize in fighting
under harsh terrain and weather conditions. The division retains the
"mountain" designation for historical purposes but is actually organized
as a light infantry division. Activated in 1943, the 10th
Mountain Division was the last among currently active divisions to enter
combat during World War II. (According to "World War II Order of
Battle"[2] by Shelby L. Stanton, the 10th Mountain Division entered
combat on January 8, 1945, followed by the 8th, 13th, 16th, and 20th
Armored, and the 65th, 71st, 76th, 86th, 89th and 97th Infantry
divisions in the final months of the war.) The 10th fought in the
mountains of Italy in some of the roughest terrain in the country.
Reactivated in 1985, the division saw numerous deployments to
contingencies throughout the 1990s. Division elements participated in
Operation Desert Storm, Operation Restore Hope, Operation Uphold
Democracy, Task Force Eagle, and Hurricane Andrew disaster relief. Since
2001, the division and its four combat brigades have seen numerous
deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. (www.wikipedia.org
- 5/16/2010)
