XVIII Airborne Corps

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U.S. Army corps military formation

The XVIII Airborne Corps is a major U.S. Army formation specializing in rapid-deployment and airborne operations, commanding elite units such as the 101st Airborne Division.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
XVIII Airborne Corps (United States) 1
XVIII Airborne Corps units 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army corps ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
allegiance United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
branch United States Army ⓘ
capability air assault ⓘ
airborne assault ⓘ
expeditionary operations ⓘ
classification rapid reaction force ⓘ
commandStructure U.S. Army Forces Command ⓘ
controls U.S. 101st Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form: 101st Airborne Division

10th Mountain Division ⓘ
1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
3rd Infantry Division ⓘ
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form: 82nd Airborne Division

Corps Support units ⓘ
XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
emblem dragon shoulder sleeve insignia ⓘ
engagement Operation Desert Storm ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom

Operation Just Cause ⓘ
Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ
function joint and combined operations ⓘ
rapid deployment of ground combat forces ⓘ
garrison Fort Bragg ⓘ
Fort Liberty, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Fort Liberty
headquarters Fort Liberty, North Carolina ⓘ
surface form: Fort Liberty
higherCommand U.S. Army Forces Command ⓘ
mission provide ready, deployable, and decisive land power ⓘ
motto Sky Dragons ⓘ
nickname America’s Contingency Corps ⓘ
notableUnit U.S. 101st Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form: 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

10th Mountain Division ⓘ
surface form: 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)

3rd Infantry Division ⓘ
surface form: 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized)

U.S. 82nd Airborne Division ⓘ
surface form: 82nd Airborne Division
partOf U.S. Army Forces Command ⓘ
previousNameOfGarrison Fort Bragg ⓘ
region Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States
role corps-level command ⓘ
size corps ⓘ
specialization airborne operations ⓘ
rapid deployment ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ
theater global ⓘ
type airborne corps ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Matthew Ridgway → commanded → XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ
Fort Bragg → garrison → XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ
Fort Liberty, North Carolina → garrison → XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ
subject surface form: Fort Liberty
Pope Army Airfield → garrison → XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: XVIII Airborne Corps units
Operation Desert Storm → involvedUnit → XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ
this entity surface form: XVIII Airborne Corps (United States)
U.S. 101st Airborne Division → partOf → XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ
U.S. 82nd Airborne Division → partOf → XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ
Maxwell D. Taylor → servedIn → XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ
First Allied Airborne Army → subordinateUnit → XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ
Pope Army Airfield → supportsCommand → XVIII Airborne Corps ⓘ