U.S. Army Airborne Forces

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Army_Airborne_Forces

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:age	18
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:British_Parachute_Regiment gptkb:Canadian_Airborne_Regiment
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:M4_carbine
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:eligibility	gptkb:Airborne_School
gptkbp:established	gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. Army Airborne Forces
gptkbp:insignia	parachutist badge
gptkbp:minimumRank	Private
gptkbp:motto	All The Way!
gptkbp:nickname	paratroopers
gptkbp:notableAthlete	gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Cross gptkb:Medal_of_Honor gptkb:Silver_Star gptkb:Bronze_Star
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:Operation_Urgent_Fury gptkb:Normandy_landings gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Maxwell_D._Taylor gptkb:James_M._Gavin Matthew Ridgway
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Just_Cause gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division gptkb:173rd_Airborne_Brigade gptkb:82nd_Airborne_Division gptkb:18th_Airborne_Corps gptkb:11th_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_the_Army
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:primaryUse	C-130 Hercules C-17 Globemaster III CH-47 Chinook UH-60 Black Hawk
gptkbp:role	airborne operations rapid deployment parachute assault
gptkbp:selectionProcess	volunteer
gptkbp:symbol	parachute wings
gptkbp:trainer	gptkb:Fort_Benning gptkb:Fort_Bragg
gptkbp:uniform	maroon beret
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:U.S._Army_Airborne_School
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7