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10-01-2009
Rifleman

XVIII Airborne Corps Commander

LTG Frank Helmick is the new XVIII Airborne Corps Commander.

Link: http://www.fayobserver.com/Articles/2009/09/02/930159

I remember him as MAJ Helmick, battalion S-3 for 3/325 in Vicenza.
10-01-2009
Ken White

We all have our crossses to bear. Not to worry,

Falcons need love, too... :D
10-01-2009
Surferbeetle

BG Helmick, ADC-O, 101st ABN DIV :D
10-02-2009
Rifleman

Kettle, this is pot, over...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken White

Falcons need love, too... :D

Sergeant Major, I reckon we're both a little sooty. ;)

A demon in baggy britches has no room to talk! :p
10-02-2009
Ken White

It's Beeches in Baggy

Breeches. :D

You're probably right -- we can both pick on the Puddy Tat Brigahde... :cool:

Just to keep Tom Odom alert. ;)
10-02-2009
Rifleman

Exactly...

...we both know the 505 are the Division Darlings. :rolleyes:

And the "Oh Nine?" They never acknowledged another regiment as being...well, they never acknowledged another regiment. :wry:
10-02-2009
Tom Odom

Quote:

...we both know the 505 are the Division Darlings

and deservedly so :D
10-02-2009
slapout9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rifleman

...we both know the 505 are the Division Darlings. :rolleyes:

The Dvision Darlings.....Oh yea the Gay Brigade:D
10-02-2009
Tom Odom

Quote:

Originally Posted by slapout9

The Dvision Darlings.....Oh yea the Gay Brigade:D

Obvious jealousy is so common

And sad

:p
10-02-2009
82redleg

Devils all the way!!!!!

The most deployed BCT, and the most assault landing credits in its elements (check it out, A/3-319 made the jump in Vietnam), plus Panama. I don't know how the jump by B/3-504 works, since they've been deactivated.:confused:
10-02-2009
MikeF

H-minus

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ken White

You're probably right -- we can both pick on the Puddy Tat Brigahde... :cool:

Don't hate; It's very un-becoming. Not everyone can be a panther.

v/r

Mike
10-02-2009
CR6

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeF

Not everyone can be a panther.

or a cross dresser for that matter...

Let's Go!
10-02-2009
Ken White

What's to hate?

Pink Panthers are cute...:D
10-02-2009
MikeF

Tom

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Odom

The 505 is the Division Darlings and deservedly so :D

I think we need to rename this the hater thread. I see we're getting a lot of commentary from 3-325 "Blue Falcons" where buddy is only half the word:D.

And CR6, if remember correctly, that scandal back in the late 1990's over paratroopers cross-dressing came out of 1st Brigade :).

Bring It.

Mike
10-02-2009
slapout9

Quote:

Originally Posted by 82redleg

The most deployed BCT, and the most assault landing credits in its elements (check it out, A/3-319 made the jump in Vietnam), plus Panama. I don't know how the jump by B/3-504 works, since they've been deactivated.:confused:

I was B/2-504 didn't even have a 3/504 anything in my day.:confused:
10-02-2009
slapout9

Wanda, the Divsion Darling:D I can't help it.....I just couldn't resist.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mR49...ACE9F5&index=7
10-03-2009
Rifleman

Quote:

Originally Posted by slapout9

I was B/2-504 didn't even have a 3/504 anything in my day.:confused:

The brigades were "regimentalized" in '85 or '86. In 1st Brigade 2/508 became 3/504 and in 3rd Brigade 1/508 became 3/505.

It's changed again since then. There are now four brigades of two battlions each, so 1/508 and 2/508 came back as 4th Brigade and the other brigades each lost their third battalion.

Makes zero sense to me. I would have thought that there were always times when two battalions in a brigade were enough and always times when four were needed. Didn't three prove to be a good number to task organize up or down from for a lot of years?

I'd be curious to know how often it's been necessary to deploy one of these new brigades with another battalion opconned to them.
10-03-2009
slapout9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rifleman

The brigades were "regimentalized" in '85 or '86. In 1st Brigade 2/508 became 3/504 and in 3rd Brigade 1/508 became 3/505.

It's changed again since then. There are now four brigades of two battlions each, so 1/508 and 2/508 came back as 4th Brigade and the other brigades each lost their third battalion.

Sounds like an Insurgency is going on:wry:
10-03-2009
MikeF

Quote:

Originally Posted by slapout9

Wanda, the Divsion Darling:D I can't help it.....I just couldn't resist.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mR49...ACE9F5&index=7

Slap,

I got nothing after that. Y'all win. I know when to cut my loses.

Mike
10-03-2009
Tom Odom

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeF

I think we need to rename this the hater thread. I see we're getting a lot of commentary from 3-325 "Blue Falcons" where buddy is only half the word:D.

And CR6, if remember correctly, that scandal back in the late 1990's over paratroopers cross-dressing came out of 1st Brigade :).

Bring It.

Mike

Mike

The lesser always resent the better

It's just their nature

The truth wins

Panthers (who are over here now with a great friend in command)

Tom

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