2nd Infantry Division (United States Army)

2nd Infantry Division
Descrizione generale
Attiva	1917 - oggi
Nazione	Stati Uniti d'America
Servizio	Esercito
Ruolo	Fanteria
Guarnigione/QG	Camp Red Cloud, Corea del Sud
Soprannome	"Indianhead"
Battaglie/guerre	Seconda guerra mondiale; Guerra di Corea; Guerra del Vietnam; Guerra del Golfo; Guerra in Afghanistan; Guerra in Iraq
Parte di
	USARPAC
Comandanti
Maggior Generale	Scott McKean
Simboli
Insegna distintiva dell'unità
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La 2nd Infantry Division è una divisione di fanteria meccanizzata dell'Esercito degli Stati Uniti.

Organizzazione modifica

La Divisione al Gennaio 2019 controlla le seguenti unità:

Division Headquarters & Headquarters Battalion
- Headquarters & Support Company
- Operations Company
- Signal, Intelligence & Sustainment Company
- Infantry Division Band
1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington - Sotto il controllo amministrativo della 7th Infantry Division
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A
  - Company B
  - Company C
- 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A
  - Company B
  - Company C
- 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A
  - Company B
  - Company C
- 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
  - Troop A
  - Troop B
  - Troop C
  - Troop D (Anti-Tank)
- 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
  - Battery A
  - Battery B
  - Battery C
- 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A (Combat Engineer)
  - Company B (Combat Engineer)
  - Company C (Signal Network Support)
  - Company D (-) (Military Intelligence)
    - TUAS Platoon - Equipaggiato con 4 RQ-7B Shadow
- 296th Brigade Support Battalion
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A (DISTRO)
  - Company B (Maint)
  - Company C (MED)
  - Company D (Forward Support), aggregata al 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment
  - Company E (Forward Support), aggregata al 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion
  - Company F (Forward Support), aggregata al 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment
  - Company G (Forward Support), aggregata al 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment
  - Company H (Forward Support), aggregata al 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment
  - Company J (Forward Support), aggregata al 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington - Sotto il controllo amministrativo della 7th Infantry Division
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A
  - Company B
  - Company C
- 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A
  - Company B
  - Company C
- 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A
  - Company B
  - Company C
- 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Troop
  - Troop A
  - Troop B
  - Troop C
  - Troop D (Anti-Tank)
- 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
  - Battery A
  - Battery B
  - Battery C
- 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A (Combat Engineer)
  - Company B (Combat Engineer)
  - Company C (Signal Network Support)
  - Company D (-) (Military Intelligence)
    - TUAS Platoon - Equipaggiato con 4 RQ-7B Shadow
- 2nd Brigade Support Battalion
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A (DISTRO)
  - Company B (Maint)
  - Company C (MED)
  - Company D (Forward Support), aggregata al 8th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment
  - Company E (Forward Support), aggregata al 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion
  - Company F (Forward Support), aggregata al 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment
  - Company G (Forward Support), aggregata al 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
  - Company H (Forward Support), aggregata al 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment
  - Company J (Forward Support), aggregata al 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
Combat Aviation Brigade
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A (Attack/Recon) - Equipaggiata con 8 AH-64E
  - Company B (Attack/Recon) - Equipaggiata con 8 AH-64E
  - Company C (Attack/Recon) - Equipaggiata con 8 AH-64E
  - Company D (AVUM)
  - Company E (Forward Support)
- 3rd General Support Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A (Command) - Equipaggiata con 8 UH-80M
  - Company B (Heavy Lift) - Equipaggiata con 12 CH-47H
  - Company C (MEDEVAC) - Equipaggiata con 15 HH-60M
  - Company D (AVUM)
  - Company E (Forward Support)
  - Company F (ATS)
- 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A (Assault) - Equipaggiata con 10 UH-80M
  - Company B (Assault) - Equipaggiata con 10 UH-80M
  - Company C (Assault) - Equipaggiata con 10 UH-80M
  - Company D (AVUM)
  - Company E (Forward Support)
- Company, 2nd Aviation Regiment - Equipaggiata con 12 MQ-1C Gray Eagle
- 602nd Aviation Support Battalion
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - Company A (DISTRO)
  - Company B (AVIM)
  - Company C (Signal Network)
Field Artillery Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington - Sotto il controllo amministrativo della 7th Infantry Division
- Headquarters & Headquarters Battery
Sustainment Brigade
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- Special Troops Battalion
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 194th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - 348th Quartermaster Company
  - 46th Transportation Company (Composite Truck)
  - 61st Ordnance Company
  - 520th Maintenance Company
- 23rd Chemical Battalion
  - Headquarters & Headquarters Company
  - 4th Chemical Company - Equipaggiato con 4 M-1135 Stryker NBCRV
  - 61st Chemical Company - Equipaggiato con 4 M-1135 Stryker NBCRV
  - 62nd Chemical Company - Equipaggiato con 4 M-1135 Stryker NBCRV
  - 501st Chemical Company (Technical Escort)
  - 718th Ordnance Company (EOD)

Bibliografia modifica

John J. McGrath, The Brigade: A History: Its Organization and Employment in the US Army, Combat Studies Institute Press, 2004, ISBN 978-1-4404-4915-4.

Altri progetti modifica

Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su 2nd Infantry Division

Collegamenti esterni modifica

2 ID official website, su www-2id.korea.army.mil. URL consultato il 18 giugno 2011 (archiviato dall'url originale il 6 dicembre 2013).
"From D+1 to 105: The Story of the 2nd Infantry Division" (WWII unit history booklet), su lonesentry.com.
3rd Brigade / 2nd Infantry Division homepage
2nd US Infantry Division WWII in Normandy Combat Film DVD, su combatreels.com.
2nd Infantry Division in Europe WWII Combat Film DVD August–October 1944, su combatreels.com.

Controllo di autorità	VIAF (EN) 155970414 · LCCN (EN) n82251388 · GND (DE) 1084049-7 · WorldCat Identities (EN) lccn-n82251388