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91-689: The Army will purchase 1700 ISVs to augment the stop-gap Army Ground Mobility Vehicle , which is based on the General Dynamics Flyer 72 . The M1301 Infantry Squad Vehicle comprises the second phase of the Army Ground Mobility Vehicle program. The Army initiated the Ultra Light Combat Vehicle program beginning in 2014. The Army renamed this the Army Ground Mobility Vehicle in 2015. The Army never formalized

182-417: A commercial off-the-shelf or non-developmental item vehicle," for which a firm fixed-priced contract is to be awarded through an open competition. FY 2017 funding could be used for a contract award for "GMV test vehicles for destructive testing" and initial production could be considered as soon as the fourth quarter of FY 2017 and full-rate production in the third quarter FY 2019. The Army never formalized

273-570: A $ 33.8 million contract for the production of 118 A-GMVs and associated kits. The vehicles will outfit three airborne brigades. The A-GMV shares some 90 percent parts commonality with the GMV 1.1. GD-OTS delivered the first A-GMV to the US Army, marking the First Unit Equipped (FUE), delivered within four months of contract award and consisted of vehicles, spares and training. Estimated completion of

364-672: A 1975 interview with Gavin that Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery , commanding the Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group , had told him that German opposition was too great to cross the Elbe. When Gavin's 82nd crossed the river, in company with the British 6th Airborne Division , the 82nd Airborne Division moved 36 miles in one day and captured over 100,000 troops, causing great laughter in Bradley's 12th Army Group headquarters. Following Germany's surrender,

455-493: A CH-47 to carry heavier up-armored Humvees. In January 2014, the Army issued a notice to industry for a commercial-off-the-shelf air-droppable "Ultra Light Combat Vehicle" (ULCV). The information collated was used to examine the benefit of an ULCV to support mobility for Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) soldiers. The information received was used by the MCOE to screen COTS solutions for

546-524: A Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission to provide aid to Hurricane Helene victims in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina in October 2024. ISV's were transported via internal load in CH-47 Chinook helicopters and via a 350 mile (563 km) convoy from Fort Campbell, KY to Asheville, NC. In June 2020 the U.S. Army awarded GM/Ricardo a $ 214 million contract to build 649 ISVs. The total Army requirement

637-455: A Hydro-Matic 6-speed automatic transmission and 2-speed transfer case. The braking system is power assisted and anti-lock , with all 4 wheels using disc brakes and a run-flat insert. The electrical system is 24V and has a standard NATO jumper cable connector (aka "slave cable"). The headlights can be used in a combat and blackout driving mode for night time convoy driving. The M1301 ISV was first used by 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division in

728-478: A competitive bid process, but in the interim, opted to purchase a limited number of GMVs through SOCOM's Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 program. In its 2018 budget request, the Army split the GMV into two phases. The second phase, called the Infantry Squad Vehicle program, was initiated to acquire 1700 additional vehicles; compared to 295 A-GMV. In 2019, the U.S. Army awarded three ISV prototype contracts to

819-473: A competitive bid process, but in the interim, opted to purchase a limited number of GMVs through SOCOM's Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 . In its 2018 budget request, the Army split the GMV into two phases. The second phase, called the Infantry Squad Vehicle program, was initiated to acquire 1700 additional vehicles. In May 2018, the Army awarded General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS)

910-510: A component of the Operation Overlord plan. In preparation for the operation, the division was significantly reorganized. To ease the integration of replacement troops, rest, and refitting following the fighting in Italy, the 504th PIR did not rejoin the division for the invasion. Two new parachute infantry regiments (PIRs), the 507th and the 508th , provided it, along with the veteran 505th,

1001-539: A contingent of men from Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. The citizens of Atlanta held a contest to give a nickname to the new division, and in April 1918, Major General Eben Swift , the commanding general, chose "All American" to reflect the unique composition of the 82nd—it had soldiers from all 48 states in the Union. The bulk of the division was two infantry brigades , each commanding two regiments. The 163rd Brigade commanded

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1092-594: A divisional troops contingent, and a division train . The division sailed to Europe in May 1918 to join the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), commanded by General John Pershing , on the Western Front . Brigadier General William P. Burnham , who had previously commanded the 164th Brigade, led the division during most of its training and movement to Europe. In early April 1918, the division embarked from

1183-646: A potential follow-on static display and proof of principal event. A Platform Performance Demonstration (ULCV-PPD) was subsequently held at Fort Bragg in June 2014 to allow potential contractors to demonstrate the capability of their vehicles. The PPD had vehicles demonstrate a range of threshold requirements including being driven onto and out of a CH-47 with a full nine-man squad and their equipment on board, ability to operate on various forms of terrain, be rigged and de-rigged by two soldiers within two minutes for sling-load operations, and others. Threshold requirements identify

1274-613: A standard US Army rifle or weapons squad ) in a 2/3/2/2 configuration within a simple roll-over protection structure . In addition to its occupants the ISV can store their rucksacks and sustainment items like water and ammunition. The ISV can be transported by the UH-60 Blackhawk via sling load , and internally carried in the CH-47 Chinook . The ISV is powered by a Duramax 2.8L turbocharged direct-injection diesel I4 engine connected to

1365-452: A three-parachute infantry regiment punch. The 325th was also reinforced by the addition of the 3rd Battalion of the 401st GIR , bringing it up to a strength of three battalions. On 5 and 6 June these paratroopers, parachute artillery elements, and the 319th and 320th, boarded hundreds of transport planes and gliders to begin history's largest airborne assault at the time (only Operation Market Garden later that year would be larger). During

1456-584: A total of 8,077 casualties. Following the war's end, the division moved to training areas near Prauthoy , where it remained through February 1919. It returned to the United States in April and May, and was demobilized and deactivated at Camp Mills , New York, on 27 May. The 82nd Division was reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on 24 June 1921, allotted to the Fourth Corps Area , assigned to

1547-644: Is 2,065 ISVs. The first delivery is to be made to the 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division . The vehicles will rely heavily on motorsport technology, with suspension modifications from Rod Hall Products , which sells modifications for the road-going version of the Colorado ZR2, and chassis modifications are to be built in Mooresville, North Carolina by Hendrick Motorsports . Vehicles will be delivered from GM's new Charlotte Technical Center in Concord, North Carolina .The ISV

1638-623: Is closely based on the M1288 GMV 1.1 , which is itself based on the Flyer 72 . In March 2015, the Army changed the name of the Ultra Light Combat Vehicle to the Ground Mobility Vehicle. A-GMV is intended to be carried internally in a CH-47 Chinook or externally by a UH-60 Black Hawk . In order to be survivable but transportable, the GMV would be lightly armored and use speed, maneuverability, and off-road mobility to avoid major threats. The A-GMV

1729-423: Is configured to carry an airborne infantry combat squad of nine paratroopers, and their gear – a payload capacity of over 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg). The vehicle has an open design, modifiable into flexible configurations, by remote and manned turrets, armor, or arctic kits. The AGMV was a limited purchase through USSOCOM's GMV 1.1 program. The Infantry Squad Vehicle will be purchased in greater numbers. A-GMV

1820-478: Is meant to be light and fast and deliver soldiers from a drop zone far from enemy air defenses or indirect fire systems. Five vehicles would carry a platoon headquarters, three rifle squads, and a weapons squad. The vehicle is seen as a "21st century jeep " to move troops around during an initial attack faster than the enemy can counter them with heavy weapons. Both the GMV and LRV are to replace sling-loaded Humvees in this role (but not for other units). Interest in

1911-493: Is to see the acquisition of up to 222 in cargo and personnel variants and up 23 light trailers. Army Ground Mobility Vehicle The M1297 Army Ground Mobility Vehicle ( A-GMV or AGMV ), previously just GMV , and formerly called the Ultra Light Combat Vehicle ( ULCV ), is a U.S. Army airdroppable light off-road vehicle for light infantry brigades. The A-GMV is produced by General Dynamics . The design

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2002-480: Is undoubtedly the best." Hence the "All-American" became also known as "America's Guard of Honor". The war ended before their scheduled participation in the Allied invasion of Japan , Operation Downfall . During WWII the division was composed of the following units: Attached paratrooper units: During World War II the division and its members were awarded the following awards: The 82nd Airborne division returned to

2093-405: The 101st Airborne Division and was replaced by the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment , leaving the division with two regiments of glider infantry and one of parachute infantry . In February 1943 the division received another change when the 326th was transferred to the 13th Airborne Division , being replaced by the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment , under James M. Gavin, then a colonel , who

2184-522: The 30th , 31st , and 81st Divisions . Replacements for them were received mostly from Camp Devens , Massachusetts , Camp Dix , New Jersey , Camps Lee and Meade , Virginia , and Camp Upton , New York , the men hailing from New England and the Mid-Atlantic states . In the spring, 5,000 more replacements for transfers made over the winter were assigned from Fort Devens, Camp Gordon, Camp Upton, Camp Dodge, Iowa , and Camp Travis, Texas , along with

2275-408: The 325th Infantry Regiment and the 326th Infantry Regiment along with the 320th Machine Gun Battalion. The 164th Brigade commanded the 327th Infantry Regiment and the 328th Infantry Regiment and the 321st Machine Gun Battalion. Also in the division were the 157th Field Artillery Brigade , composed of the 319th , 320th and 321st Field Artillery Regiments and the 307th Trench Mortar Battery;

2366-480: The 3d Battalion, 320th Artillery , was activated under Division Artillery to support the 4th Brigade. The units assigned and attached to the 3d Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division were as follows: The deployment of the 3rd Brigade took place with significant problems and controversy. In The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1965–1973, author Shelby L. Stanton describes how, other than

2457-565: The Clermont area in Argonne (just west of Verdun) starting on September 24, stationed there to act as a reserve for the US First Army. On 3 October, Major General George B. Duncan , commander of the 77th Division, relieved William Burnham of his duties and took over as commander of the 82nd. On the night of October 6, 1918, the 164th Brigade relieved troops of the 28th Division , which were holding

2548-640: The Far East , and the continental United States . In 1957, the division implemented the pentomic organization (officially Reorganization of the Airborne Division (ROTAD)) in order to better prepare for tactical nuclear war in Europe. Five battle groups (each with a headquarters and service company, five rifle companies and a mortar battery) replaced the division's three regiments of three battalions each. The division's battle groups were: The pentomic organization

2639-527: The National Army . It was organized and formally activated on 25 August 1917 at Camp Gordon , Georgia. At the time, the division consisted entirely of newly conscripted soldiers. Original enlisted men assigned to the division came from Alabama , Georgia , and Tennessee , but during October 1917, nearly all of them were transferred to fill shortages in National Guard and National Army units, principally

2730-593: The Saint-Mihiel offensive . As the attack on the Saint-Mihiel salient began on September 12, the division engaged in a holding mission to prevent Imperial German Army forces from attacking the right flank of the First Army. This defensive action allowed the 163rd Brigade and 327th Infantry Regiment to advance north-east, raiding the communes of Port-sur-Seille , Eply , Bois de Cheminot , and Bois Fréhaut . Meanwhile,

2821-633: The XIV Corps , and further allotted to Florida , Georgia , and South Carolina as its home area. The division headquarters was organized on 23 September 1921 at 1202-1/2 Main Street in Columbia, South Carolina , relocating in 1923 to the Post Office Building where it remained until activated for World War II. The 82nd Division's designated mobilization station was Camp McClellan, Alabama , also where much of

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2912-648: The 1940 tables of organization. The headquarters companies of the two infantry brigades were consolidated into the division's cavalry reconnaissance troop, and one infantry regiment was removed by inactivation. The field artillery brigade headquarters and headquarters battery became the headquarters and headquarters battery of the division artillery, and its three field artillery regiments were reorganized into four battalions. The engineer, medical, and quartermaster regiments were reorganized into battalions. In 1942, divisional quartermaster battalions were split into ordnance light maintenance companies and quartermaster companies, and

3003-561: The 307th Observation Squadron with Air Corps units at Maxwell Field , Alabama. The infantry regiments of the division rotated responsibility to conduct the Citizens Military Training Camps each year at Camp McClellan. The division participated in Fourth Corps Area or Third Army command post exercises in conjunction with other Regular Army, National Guard and Organized Reserve units, but unlike Regular and Guard units,

3094-439: The 325th GIR. When the division was relieved in early July, the 82nd had seen a month straight of severe combat. Casualties had been heavy. Losses included 5,245 troopers killed, wounded, or missing- a 46% casualty rate. Major General Ridgway's post-battle report stated in part, "... 33 days of action without relief, without replacements. Every mission accomplished. No ground gained was ever relinquished." Following Normandy,

3185-515: The 328th Infantry Regiment advanced on the west of the Moselle River , made contact with the 90th Division , and entered the town of Norroy , to consolidate American troop positions. By September 17, the Saint-Mihiel offensive had stabilized, and preparations for the infamous Meuse-Argonne offensive began. On September 20, the 82nd Division was relieved by the French 69th Division. The 82nd Division

3276-461: The 3d Brigade. As Stanton wrote: The division had been so rushed to get this brigade to the battlefront that it ignored individual deployment criteria. Paratroopers who had just returned from Vietnam now found themselves suddenly going back. The howl of soldier complaints was so vehement that the Department of the Army was soon forced to give each trooper who had deployed to Vietnam with the 3d Brigade

3367-749: The 3rd Brigade was en route to Chu Lai within 24 hours of receiving its orders. The 3rd Brigade performed combat duties in the Huế – Phu Bai area of the I Corps sector. Later the brigade moved south to Saigon , and fought in the Mekong Delta , the Iron Triangle and along the Cambodian border, serving nearly 22 months. While the 3rd Brigade was deployed, the division created a provisional 4th Brigade, consisting of 4th Battalion, 325th Infantry; 3d Battalion, 504th Infantry; and 3d Battalion, 505th Infantry. An additional unit,

3458-569: The 505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, under Colonel Gavin, was the first regimental-sized combat parachute assault conducted by the United States Army. The first glider assault did not occur until Operation Neptune as part of the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 . Troopers arrived in Italy by landing craft at Maiori, Naples, and Salerno. During the invasion of Italy , Ridgway considered Will Lang Jr. of TIME magazine an honorary member of

3549-475: The 826 men who went into the Ardennes, only 110 came out. Having lost its charismatic leader Lt. Colonel Joerg, and almost all its men either wounded, killed, or frostbitten, the 551 was never reconstituted. The few soldiers who remained were later absorbed into units of the 82nd Airborne. After several days of fighting, the destruction of the 62nd Volksgrenadiers, and what had been left of the 9th SS Panzer Division

3640-552: The 82nd Airborne Division entered Berlin for occupation duty , replacing the 2nd Armored Division in August 1945. The division was relieved by the 78th Infantry Division early in November 1945. While in Berlin, General George S. Patton was so impressed with the 82nd's "honor guard" that he said, "In all my years in the Army and all the honor guards I have ever seen, the 82nd's honor guard

3731-524: The 82nd Airborne Division is part of the XVIII Airborne Corps . The 82nd Airborne Division is the U.S. Army's most strategically mobile division. The division was organized on 25 August 1917, at Camp Hancock , Georgia , (now subdivided and owned by a combination of the City of Augusta-Richmond County, Veterans Administration, and private parties) and later served with distinction on the Western Front in

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3822-449: The 82nd Airborne Division returned to England to rest and refit for future airborne operations. The 82nd became part of the newly organized XVIII Airborne Corps , which consisted of the 17th , 82nd, and 101st Airborne Divisions . Ridgway was given command of the corps but was not officially promoted to lieutenant general until 1945. His recommendation for succession as division commander was Brigadier General James M. Gavin , previously

3913-419: The 82nd Airborne Division was assigned to take Cheneux which had been captured by Kampfgruppe Peiper . On 21–22 December 1944, the 82nd Airborne faced counterattacks from two Waffen SS divisions which included the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler ( lit. translation "The SS Bodyguard Division of Adolf Hitler") and the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen . The Waffen SS efforts to relieve

4004-430: The 82nd Airborne Division was forced to withdrawal for the first time in its combat history. The Germans pursued their retreat with the 2nd and 9th SS Panzer Divisions. The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich engaged the 82nd until 28 December when it and what was left of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte were ordered to move south to meet General George Patton 's forces attacking in the area of Bastogne. Some units of

4095-610: The 82nd Division did not participate as an organized unit in the Fourth Corps Area maneuvers and the Third Army maneuvers of 1938, 1940, and 1941 due to a lack of enlisted personnel and equipment, with the officers and a few enlisted reservists assigned to fill vacant slots in organized units to bring them to war strength for the exercises, with others assigned duties as umpires or support personnel. Before Organized Reserve infantry divisions were ordered into active military service, they were reorganized on paper as "triangular" divisions under

4186-668: The 82nd Division relieved the 78th division at Champigneulle . Three days later it advanced to the Ravin aux Pierres. On 31 October, the 82nd, except the artillery, was relieved by the 77th Division and the 80th Division , and assembled in the Argonne Forest to regroup. On 10 November, it moved again to training areas in Bourmont , where it remained until the Armistice of 11 November 1918 . The division suffered 995 killed and 7,082 wounded, for

4277-534: The 82nd Infantry Division, now commanded by Major General Ridgway, became the first airborne division in the history of the U.S. Army, and was redesignated as the 82nd Airborne Division . The 82nd was selected after deliberations by the U.S. Army General Staff because of a number of factors; it was not a Regular Army or National Guard unit (historian John B. Wilson wrote that "many traditionalists in those components wanted nothing to do with such an experimental force," while James M. Gavin wrote that many states would refuse

4368-503: The 82nd found a permanent home at Fort Bragg , North Carolina , designated a Regular Army division on 15 November 1948. The 82nd was not sent to the Korean War , as both Presidents Truman and Eisenhower chose to keep it in strategic reserve in the event of a Soviet ground attack anywhere in the world. Life in the 82nd during the 1950s and 1960s consisted of intensive training exercises in all environments and locations, including Panama ,

4459-741: The 82nd's assistant division commander. Upon being promoted to Major General in October 1944 at the age of 37, Gavin became the youngest general since the Civil War to command a U.S. Army division. On August 2, 1944, the division became part of the First Allied Airborne Army . In September, planning for Operation Market Garden (the Allied invasion of the Netherlands ) began in earnest. The operation called for three (at minimum) airborne divisions to seize and hold key bridges and roads deep behind German lines. The 504th PIR, now back at full strength,

4550-485: The 82nd, only two under-strength Marine and four skeletonized Army divisions were left stateside by the beginning of 1968. MACV, desperate for additional manpower, wanted the division to deploy to Vietnam, and the Department of the Army, wishing to retain its "sole readily deployable strategic reserve, the last real vestige of actual Army divisional combat potency in the United States left to the Pentagon," compromised by sending

4641-457: The 9th SS Panzer including the 19th Panzer Grenadier Regiment stayed and fought the 82nd. They were joined by the 62nd Volksgrenadier Division . The 9th SS Panzer tried to breakthrough by attacking the 508 and 504 PIR positions, but ultimately failed. The failure of the 9th and 2nd SS Panzer Divisions to break through the 82nd lines marked the end of the German offensive in the northern shoulder of

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4732-666: The Belgian city of Enghien , successfully re-establishing the front there. On October 11, the right flank of the division took the high ground north of the Rance river while the left flank continued to advance along the Aire. The next day, the 42nd Division relieved the 82nd's troops in Sommerance. Attacking with fresh troops, the 82nd broke through the Hindenburg Line on October 15. On October 18,

4823-480: The Bulge. The German objective now became one of defense. On 3 January 1945, the 82nd Airborne Division conducted a counterattack. On the first day's fighting the 82nd Airborne overran the 62nd Volksgrenadiers and the 9th SS Panzer's positions capturing 2,400 prisoners. The 82nd Airborne suffered high casualties in the process. The attached 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion was all but destroyed during these attacks. Of

4914-656: The French sector. The division was briefly assigned to I Corps before falling under the command of IV Corps until late August. It was then moved to the Woëvre front. As part of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) deployed during WWI, the 82nd Division began training with British forces in Picardy as early as May 10, 1918. From there they moved to the hotly contested French border region of Lorraine , which they occupied from June 16 to September 11 in preparation for

5005-911: The GM Defense/ Ricardo plc consortium, the Oshkosh Defense / Flyer Defense LLC consortium and the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)/ Polaris Inc. consortium. The operational requirements of the ISV were nine passengers, a payload of 3,200 pounds (1,500 kg), transportable by external sling load by a Sikorksy UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, internal load/external lift by Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter, low-velocity air drop by Lockheed C-130 Hercules or Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft and exceptional mobility over all terrains allowing Infantry Brigade Combat Teams to move with their equipment over difficult terrain. The GM/Ricardo prototype

5096-416: The June 6th assault, a 508th platoon leader, First Lieutenant Robert P. Mathias , would be the first U.S. Army officer killed by German fire during the invasion. On 7   June, after this first wave of attack, the 325th GIR would arrive by glider to provide a division reserve. In Normandy, the 82nd gained its first Medal of Honor of the war, belonging to Private First Class Charles N. DeGlopper of

5187-613: The Kampfgruppe Peiper failed due to the stubborn defense of the 82nd Airborne, the 30th ID , 2nd ID , and other units. On 23 December, the Germans attacked from the south and overran the 325th GIR holding the Baraque- Fraiture crossroads on the 82nd's southern flank, endangering the entire 82nd Airborne division. The 2nd SS Panzers objective was to outflank the 82nd Airborne. It was not an attack designed to reach Peiper, but it

5278-789: The ULCV would not be as useful, but could potentially allow troops to operate for up to a week without support. Army officials consider the GMV a needed addition to a global response force like the 82nd Airborne Division . Currently, airdropped infantry would be flown to a target area or driven there by trucks. Either way, they then need to dismount and walk the distance to their destination, sometimes for many miles while carrying heavy gear. The GMV would allow light infantry to be driven right to their destination, allowing them to be airdropped further away from potential enemy fire and use mobility to find an off-road avenue of approach an adversary isn't expecting, and not be fatigued once they need to fight. The idea

5369-479: The United States at once. MACV had no paratroopers to replace them, and overnight the brigade was transformed into a separate light infantry brigade, airborne in name only. On 24 July 1967, shortly before midnight, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered the U.S. military to occupy Detroit . At 1:10 a.m., 4,700 paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, under the command of Lieutenant General John L. Throckmorton , arrived in Detroit and began working in

5460-489: The United States on 3 January 1946 on the RMS  Queen Mary . The 82nd initially was staged at Camp Shanks , New York, where they drilled for the coming Victory Parade , to be held in New York City on January 12, 1946. In 1947 the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion was assigned to the 82nd and was reflagged as the 3d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (redesignated as the 505th Airborne Infantry Regiment effective 15 December 1947). Instead of being demobilized,

5551-417: The active elements of the 4th Division at various posts in the Fourth Corps Area. For example, the division artillery trained with the units of the 13th Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Bragg, North Carolina ; the 307th Engineer Regiment alongside Company A, 4th Engineer Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia ; the 307th Medical Regiment trained at the medical officers training camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia ; and

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5642-464: The assault, described it as "a single, isolated battle that ranks in magnificence and courage with Guam , Tarawa , Omaha Beach . A story that should be told to the blowing of bugles and the beating of drums for the men whose bravery made the capture of this crossing over the Waal possible." The Market Garden salient was held in a defensive operation for several weeks until the 82nd was relieved by Canadian troops, and sent into reserve in France. During

5733-504: The battlefield, including the ability to execute medium-distance insertion operations," using UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters, according to the document. A-GMV's concept is to provide flexibility for entry operations in permissive and non-permissive environments ‘to counter threat anti-access strategies by using multiple austere entry points via air-drop, air-land, and/or air-insertion to bring in combat configured units." The Army said it plans to develop GMV to fulfil requirements "using

5824-419: The contract is March 2019. 82nd Airborne Division The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into hostile areas with a U.S. Department of Defense mandate to be "on-call to fight any time, anywhere" at "the knife's edge of technology and readiness." Primarily based at Fort Liberty, North Carolina ,

5915-420: The conversion of their National Guard units, likely because of the additional expenses needed to maintain facilities for airborne units), its personnel had all completed basic training, and it was stationed in an area that had good weather and flying facilities. The division initially consisted of the 325th , 326th and 327th Infantry Regiments , and supporting units. The 327th was soon transferred to help form

6006-432: The division's headquarters and military police company, which had previously been a combined unit, was split. The 82nd Division was redesignated on 13 February 1942 as Division Headquarters, 82nd Division, and ordered into active service on 25 March 1942, at Camp Claiborne , Louisiana , under the command of Major General Omar N. Bradley . The officer and enlisted cadre mostly came from the 9th Infantry Division , while

6097-484: The division. In January 1944, the 504th, commanded by Colonel Reuben Tucker , which was temporarily detached to fight at Anzio , adopted the nickname "Devils in Baggy Pants", taken from an entry in a German officer's diary. With two air drops under its belt, the 82nd Airborne was ready for the second "D-Day" operation in the division's history; Operation Neptune , or the amphibious assault portion of Allied invasion of Normandy . The division conducted Mission Boston ,

6188-491: The effort is expected on the scale of the U.S. Special Operations Command program to replace the Ground Mobility Vehicle , which also sought to replace a Humvee-based vehicle with a lighter and more air-mobile design. Airborne infantry brigades would use the vehicles to rush forces from their airborne insertion point to seize an objective, which would become a forward airfield for reinforcing and deploying heavier follow-on forces. After follow-on forces arrive and set up positions,

6279-407: The enlisted fillers came from reception centers in the Midwest , South , and Southwest . During this period, the division brought together three officers who would ultimately steer the U.S. Army during the following two decades: Matthew Ridgway , James M. Gavin , and Maxwell D. Taylor . Under Major General Bradley, the 82nd Division's Chief of Staff was George Van Pope . On 15 August 1942,

6370-490: The final months of World War I . Since its initial members came from all 48 states, the division acquired the nickname All-American , which is the basis for its "AA" on the shoulder patch. The division later served in World War II where, in August 1942, it was reconstituted as the first airborne division of the U.S. Army and fought in numerous campaigns during the war. The 82nd Division was first constituted during World War I on 5   August 1917 as an infantry division in

6461-399: The front line from south of Fléville to La Forge , along the eastern bank of the Aire River . On   October 7 the 82nd Division, minus the 163rd Brigade, which remained in reserve, attacked the northeastern edge of the Argonne Forest , taking "Hill 223" in the process. The division's right flank entered the commune of Cornay but later withdrew southeast. The division's left flank took

6552-530: The high ground northwest of Châtel-Chéhéry . On October 9, the division's left flank advanced to form a line along the French pylons on the road to the Belgian city of la Louvière . Throughout October, the division advanced north-east along the Aire (Aisne) river . On 10 October, it relieved troops of the 1st Division in Ardennes at Fléville and Sommerance . The 82nd Division then relaunched an attack on Cornay and

6643-589: The maximum curb weight of the vehicle at 4,500 lb with a range of 250 mi (400 km). Six vendors took part in the technology demonstration and compared their vehicles to the Humvee as part of a global response force mission. The following is a list of vehicles provided at the Platform Performance Demonstration: In March 2015, the Army changed the name of the ULCV to the Ground Mobility Vehicle (GMV). This created confusion, as

6734-546: The name is the same as the USSOCOM Humvee-based Ground Mobility Vehicle , and its replacement, the M1288 GMV 1.1 , a vehicle also based on the Flyer 72 . The Army acknowledged General Dynamics' potential advantages because of the SOCOM contract but stated it was considering all options and would not sole-source their award. In May 2015 the Army issued a ULCV (GMV) market questionnaire. A second RfI

6825-538: The operation, 19-year-old Private John R. Towle of the 504th PIR was posthumously awarded the 82nd Airborne Division's second Medal of Honor of World War II. On 16 December 1944, the Germans launched a surprise offensive through the Ardennes Forest , which became known as the Battle of the Bulge . In SHAEF reserve, the 82nd was committed on the northern face of the bulge near Elsenborn Ridge . On 20 December 1944,

6916-584: The opportunity presented itself early in the battle. When the British XXX Corps arrived in Nijmegen, six hours ahead of schedule, they found themselves having to fight to take a bridge that should have already been in allied hands. In the afternoon of Wednesday 20 September 1944, the 82nd Airborne Division successfully conducted an opposed assault crossing of the Waal river. War correspondent Bill Downs , who witnessed

7007-408: The option of returning to Fort Bragg or remaining with the unit. To compensate for the abrupt departures from home for those who elected to stay with the unit, the Army authorized a month leave at the soldiers' own expense or a two-week leave with government aircraft provided for special flights back to North Carolina. Of the 3,650 paratroopers who had deployed from Fort Bragg, 2,513 elected to return to

7098-617: The ports in Boston , New York and Brooklyn to Liverpool , England, where the division fully assembled by mid-May 1918. From there, the division moved to Continental Europe , leaving Southampton and arriving at Le Havre , France . The 82nd Division then moved to the British-controlled sector of the Somme , where it began sending small numbers of troops and officers to the front lines to gain combat experience. On June 16, it moved by rail to

7189-470: The unit's annual training activities occurred in the interwar years. The headquarters usually trained at Camp McClellan, but also occasionally trained with the staff of the 8th Infantry Brigade, 4th Division . The 82nd Division's infantry regiments held their annual training primarily with the units of the 8th Infantry Brigade, while other units, such as the special troops, artillery, engineers, aviation, medical, and quartermaster units, usually trained alongside

7280-552: The vehicles themselves. GM Defense has since converted one of its bid vehicles for the ISV to an all-electric version. A variant of the ISV, carrying a .50 caliber gun and five infantrymen was on display at AUSA in October 2021. In July 2024 the Canadian government announced the acquisition of 90 vehicles in phase 1, with an option for a further 18, to equip Light Forces as part of EFP Latvia. 36 will be cargo variants and 54 personnel variants and will be received by October 2024. Phase 2

7371-464: Was approved for full-rate production in April 2023; 300 vehicles had been delivered so far to field in five brigade sets of roughly 59 each. In January 2022, the Pentagon's chief weapons tester reported the vehicle would be unsuitable against a "near-peer threat," although the Army contended that the platform is intended to act as a troop carrier and not as a fighting vehicle; units are supposed to avoid threats or dismount if engaged rather than fight from

7462-705: Was based on the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 and uses 90% commercial off the shelf parts. The Oshkosh/Flyer prototype was based on the Flyer 72 Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 and the SAIC/Polaris prototype was based on the Polaris DAGOR . Prototype trials took place at Aberdeen Proving Ground in November/December 2019 followed by further trials at Fort Bragg in January 2020. In August 2022, the Army revealed it

7553-551: Was complete. For the 82nd Airborne Division the first part of the Battle of the Bulge had ended. After helping to secure the Ruhr , the 82nd Airborne Division took over Ludwigslust past the Elbe River , accepting the surrender of over 150,000 men of Lieutenant General Kurt von Tippelskirch 's 21st Army on 2 May 1945. General Omar Bradley , commanding the U.S. 12th Army Group , stated in

7644-488: Was developing a directed energy weapon to protect IBCTs from small drones . The program is called the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser (AMP-HEL) and plans to integrate a 20 kw laser onto an ISV in 2023, which is enough power to defend against group one and two UAVs . The ISV is a doorless body-on-frame design, with steel and aluminum body panels. It is capable of seating 9 personnel (the size of

7735-437: Was his last chance, nonetheless. If it did outflank the 82nd, it could have opened a corridor and reached the stranded yet still powerful Kampfgruppe. But the attack came too late. On 24 December 1944, the 82nd Airborne Division with an official strength of 8,520 men was facing off against a vastly superior combined force of 43,000 men and over 1,200 armored fighting and artillery vehicles and pieces. Due to these circumstances,

7826-505: Was issued in September. As a "new start" program in its fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget request the Army requested US$ 4.9 million in FY 2017 for the program. According to the latest program-related documents, the service hopes to find a vehicle that "provides enhanced tactical mobility" for an IBCT infantry squad of nine personnel and their equipment. The vehicle must be capable of moving "quickly around

7917-533: Was later to command the division. In April 1943, paratroopers from the 82nd, under the command of Major General Ridgway, sailed into the Mediterranean Theater of Operations and landed in North Africa as part of the Allied plan to invade Sicily . The division's first two combat operations were parachute assaults into Sicily on July 9 and Salerno on 13 September 1943. The initial assault on Sicily, by

8008-449: Was reassigned to the 82nd, while the 507th was assigned to the 17th Airborne Division , at the time training in England. On 17 September, the "All American" Division conducted its fourth (and final) combat jump of World War II. Fighting off German counterattacks, the division captured its objectives between Grave , and Nijmegen . The division failed to initially capture Nijmegen Bridge when

8099-476: Was then stationed near Triaucourt and Rarécourt , near the First Army. During this operation, the 82nd Division suffered casualties from heavy artillery fire which the fresh American soldiers were completely unused to. The division was moved into reserve from September 26 to October 3 while it assembled near Varennes-en-Argonne to train and prepare for the Meuse-Argonne offensive . The division mobilized to

8190-430: Was to acquire up to 300 vehicles by the end of 2016 at a unit cost of $ 149,000, which could decrease if a second increment was bought and stationed at installations for training; predicted dates were not certain as the entire effort remains subject to funding availability. Ability to be carried under a UH-60 Black Hawk in high/hot conditions is particularly important because battalion commanders cannot always get control of

8281-717: Was unsuccessful, and the division reorganized into three brigades of three battalions (the Reorganization Objective Army Division (ROAD) organization) in 1964. In April 1965, the "All-Americans" invaded the Dominican Republic . Spearheaded by the 3rd Brigade, the 82nd deployed in Operation Power Pack . During the Tet Offensive , which swept across South Vietnam in January/February 1968,

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