the 7th division of light infantry (the United States)

The the 7th division of light infantry of the Armed with the United States (in English: 7th Infantry Division (Light) ) was one of divisions of the US Army, the American Army. It is decontaminated the August 22nd 2006.

Just like the 24 {{E}} division of mechanized infantry ( 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized) ), it acted of a “mixed” division structured on the principle " Component of active/component of réserve" ( Activates Component/Reserve Component ( AC/RC )), i.e. it has an active core, around its staff, composed of professional elements, which order units of the National guard of the United States.

This mixing between active and reserve are coherent with the reduction of manpower wanted since the beginning of the years 1990. It made it possible of more than make profit with brigades of the national guard from the capacities from organization and command from a permanent divisional staff from the active one.

List commanders of the unit

Missions today

Quartering

The staff of the the 7th division of light infantry was based with Fort Carson, with the Colorado.

Organization

The the 7th division of light infantry included/understood with her dissolution three brigades of the National guard :

39e Brigade of light infantry (independent/improved) ( 39th Infantry Brigade (Light) (Enhanced/Separate) ) of the National guard of Arkansas .
41e Brigade of light infantry (" Jungleers ") ( 41st Infantry Brigade (Light) (Enhanced/Separate) ) of the National guard of Oregon .
45e Brigade of light infantry ( 45th Infantry Brigade (Light) (Enhanced/Separate) ) of the National guard of Oklahoma .

History

The the 7th division of infantry is setting-up in 1917, shortly after the entry of the the United States in the First World War.

Its first elements unload in France on August 6th, 1918, with Brest, the remainder of division reaching the continent until September 15th according to. It arrives on the face on October 8th, 1918, in the sector of the Covering of Saint-Mihiel.

The the 7th division of infantry is dissolved on March 24th, 1923, then reformed in July 1940.

After having taken part in the War of Korea (1950-1953), it remains on the peninsula in order to avoid all new climbing and to control the Demilitarized zone. It leaves Korea for the the United States only in 1971.

Division is reactivated in October 1985 with Fort Ord, California, under the name of the 7th division of light infantry ( 7th Infantry Division (Light) ). It takes part in the operations “ Golden Pheasant ” with the Honduras (1988) and “ Just Cause ” with the Panama (1989-1990).

Division is once again dissolved in June 1994.

It is finally reformed the June 4th 1999 Fort Carson, with the Colorado, as a first unit of the type Active Component/Reserve Component .

External bonds

Official site of the 7th Infantry Division
Association of 7th Infantry Division
GlobalSecurity.org: 7th Infantry Division (Light)
Soldiers off the 184th Infantry, 7th ID in the Pacific, 1943-1945

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