Living the Legacy Do you know why the 82nd Infantry Division was chosen to become the Nation’s first Airborne Division? Learn the Legacy with Chaplain Brian Koyn, the 82nd Airborne Division Chaplain. #LivingTheLegacy #History #Learn #Legacy #Airborne #CampClaiborne | 82nd Airborne Division

LIVE AIRBORNE CULTURE AND UNDERSTAND THE LEGACY Today we celebrate our 105th birthday of our Division! On 25 August, 1917, the 82nd Division was assembled at Camp Gordon, Georgia. The Division would distinguish itself during action in the First World War. On 15 August, 1942, the Division was redesignated as our Nation’s first Airborne Division. The legacy continues today as the modern Paratrooper carries the torch of the past into the future, living the airborne culture and honoring those who ca

DEVELOP TOMORROW’S LEADERS AND LIVE THE AIRBORNE CULTURE! The Summer months are steeped in Airborne Heritage. From the official formation of the Airborne Test Platoon in June 1940 at Fort Benning, their first jump on August 16th, 1940 on Lawson Field, to the redesignation of our Division to our Nation’s first Airborne Division on 15 August 1942 at Camp Claiborne. For the last 82 years, the American Paratrooper has served our nation and has accounted for numerous chapters in the annals of America