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| rdfs:comment | - The 101st Airborne Division — also known as the "Screaming Eagles"— are a U.S. Army modular infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War Two, it was renowned for action during the Normandy Landings, Operation Market Garden, and for numerous battles, particularly taking the town of Foy, during the Battle of the Bulge. During the Vietnam War, the 101st Airborne Division was re-designated first an airmobile division, then later as an air assault division. For historical reasons, it retains the "Airborne" tab identifier, yet does not conduct parachute operations at a division level. Many modern members of the 101stare graduates of the US. Army Air Assault School, and wear the Air Assault Badge, but it is not prerequisite for assignment to the division. The division's
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| abstract | - The 101st Airborne Division — also known as the "Screaming Eagles"— are a U.S. Army modular infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War Two, it was renowned for action during the Normandy Landings, Operation Market Garden, and for numerous battles, particularly taking the town of Foy, during the Battle of the Bulge. During the Vietnam War, the 101st Airborne Division was re-designated first an airmobile division, then later as an air assault division. For historical reasons, it retains the "Airborne" tab identifier, yet does not conduct parachute operations at a division level. Many modern members of the 101stare graduates of the US. Army Air Assault School, and wear the Air Assault Badge, but it is not prerequisite for assignment to the division. The division's headquarters are at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is the only U.S. Army division with two aviation brigades.
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