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  2. XVIII Airborne Corps - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of corps of the United States - Wikipedia

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    XXXV Airborne Corps – World War II deception formation – see Operation Pastel XXXVI Corps (1944–1945) U.S. XXXVII Corps - World War II – see Fourteenth United States Army

  4. Hugh Shelton - Wikipedia

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    In 1993, he was given command of XVIII Airborne Corps. [1] Shelton led the Joint Task Force responsible for Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti in 1994. [ 6 ] In 1996, Shelton, a Special Forces soldier , was promoted to the rank of general and the position of Commander in Chief of United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM).

  5. Department of Defense recommends new commander for the 18th ...

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    As commander of the 18th Airborne Corps, Donahue has led more than 90,000 troops in four divisions and numerous brigades. ... USA TODAY. Kate Middleton shares sweet hand-drawn portraits by Prince ...

  6. Fort Liberty's 18th Airborne orders soldiers on staff duty to ...

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    FORT LIBERTY — The 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Liberty published a memo over the weekend that says soldiers on staff duty have to sleep for at least four consecutive hours.

  7. 18th Aviation Brigade (United States) - Wikipedia

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    On the first day of the Gulf War 24 February 1991, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) began its attack with its Boeing AH-64 Apaches, Bell AH-1 Cobras, 60 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks and 40 Boeing CH-47 Chinooks augmented by the XVIII Airborne Corps' 18th Aviation Brigade and began lifting the 1st Brigade into what became Forward ...

  8. 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A separate battalion attached to the 82nd Airborne Division, the 551st began its grueling days as the Division's spearhead by successfully executing a raid on advanced German positions at Noirfontaine on 27 and 28 December1944, delivering to XVIII Airborne Corps vital intelligence for the Allied counteroffensive soon to come.

  9. 3rd Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    It is a subordinate unit of the XVIII Airborne Corps under U.S. Army Forces Command. Its current organization includes a division headquarters and headquarters battalion, two armored brigade combat teams , one aviation brigade , a division artillery , a sustainment brigade and a combat sustainment support battalion along with a maneuver ...