U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps
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XVIII ABC Distinctive Unit insignia
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The XVIII Airborne Corps is the corps of the United States Army designed for rapid deployment anywhere in the world. As of 2004 , it consists of approximately 88,000 soldiers in four division s. Its headquarters are at Fort Bragg , North Carolina .
History
World War II
The corps was first activated as the II Armored Corps at Camp Polk in Louisiana , 17 January 1942 , then redesignated as XVIII Corps October 9 , 1943 , and became the XVIII Airborne Corps on August 17 , 1944 , as part of the preparation for Operation Market Garden . General Matthew B. Ridgway commanded the corps, which then consisted of the 82d Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division .
21st Century
Under the current Army Chief of Staff 's future restructure of the Army , the corps headquarters of the XVIII Airborne Corps will lose its Airborne (specifically parachute) certification as a cost-cutting measure—the same will occur to the divisional headquarters of 82nd Airborne Division . This plan is designed to follow the U.S. Army's restructuring plan to go from being division-based to a brigade-based. This will mean that the largest units that will be Airborne—specifically parachute certified will be at the brigade level. The corps will become the XVIII Corps .
General Information
Command Group
Subordinate Units
Operations
The corps has participated in a number of operations since then:
Former Commanders
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