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The present XVIII Airborne Corps was constituted in the Regular Army on 14 January 1942, five weeks after the entry of the United States into World War II, as the II Armored Corps, and was activated on 17 January 1942 at Camp Polk, Louisiana, under the command of Major General William Henry Harrison Morris, Jr.
Issuing from the sinister side of a 2-1/4 inch white square, flat side up, a blue dragon’s head all within a 1/8 inch blue border. (The dragon’s tongue points to dexter base corner.) Immediately above and touching the insignia a blue arc tab 11/16 inch in width, 2 1/2 inches in length containing white letters "AIRBORNE" 5/16 inch in height.
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Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Barker takes over from Command Sgt. Maj. T.J. Holland as the senior enlisted leader for the 18th Airborne Corps on Fort Liberty.
Airborne Corps. XVIII Airborne Corps. Armored Corps I Armored Corps ... XVIII Corps. 9 October 1943 - 25 August 1944. XIX Corps. 2 October 1935 - 1 October 1943. XIX ...
President Joe Biden nominated Maj. Gen. Gregory K. Anderson for promotion to lieutenant general and as the replacement for current 18th Airborne Corps commander Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue.
There are photos of Bell with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who commanded the 18th Airborne Corps from 2006-2009; the 18th Airborne Corps’ first command sergeant major and World War II ...
The dragon and the wings symbolize mobility, endurance, surprise and ferocity of attack by airborne units. The red areas allude to the field and skies of war, the 3 stars referring to the Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe Campaigns, World War II, in which the organization participated. The colors white and blue are used for all Corps.