Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conduct Falcon Blitz, a deployment readiness exercise on January 23, 2023 at Fort Bragg, NC. The exercise is a test of the Immediate Response Force to be able to deploy within 18 hours anywhere in the world to conduct an Airborne forcible entry assault to secure key objectives for follow-on forces.
African Americans serve in the Total Force. One Soldier, continuing a deep-rooted family legacy of service here in the 82nd Airborne Division, is Command Sgt. Maj. Tonya Sims.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Aug. 28, 2018) -- Approximately 900 Paratroopers from across the 82nd Airborne Division participated in training and testing to earn the Expert Infantry Badge at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Aug. 13-31, 2018.
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Aug. 13, 2017) -- Approximately 500 Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division conducted a forcible parachute entry from Fort Bragg, North Carolina into White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico Aug. 5, 2018.
Msg. Cooke, father, and Cpl. Cooke, son, conducted an airborne operation together. The airborne operation was the 100th jump for Msg. Cooke and the first jump in the 82nd Abn. Div. for Cpl. Cooke.
