Division Reorganization.
New modular structure of 82DIV.
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Source: http://www.bragg.army.mil/82dv/division%20modularity.html.
82nd Airborne and 18th Corps part ways
Over the next two years, the 18th Corps [located at Ft. Bragg, NC] will shed its responsibility to oversee the training and readiness of its other three divisions — the 10th Mountain of Fort Drum, N.Y., the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) of Fort Campbell, Ky., and the 82nd Airborne.
About two months after it returns from Afghanistan, the 82nd Airborne will begin reporting directly to Forces Command [which will relocate from Ft. MacPherson in Atlanta to Ft Bragg by 2010] on March 8. The ”All American” division has four brigades of paratroopers that can be airdropped into enemy territory.
The changes are part of an Army reorganization known as ”transformation.” The Army is changing its focus from cumbersome dissimilar divisions of 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers to look-alike, readily deployable brigade combat teams of 3,000 to 5,000.
These ”modular” brigades will be able to deploy independently and work for any headquarters.
Fort Bragg will have six brigades that are not part of a division after the transformation (rather than 12 now). These will also report to the 82nd, leaving the 18th Corps with no subordinate units.
In its new role, the 18th Corps headquarters will be ready to deploy overseas and be in charge of units from throughout the Army, from other branches of the U.S. military and from other countries.
Lots of reconnecting of the dots.
Henry Cunningham, Fayetteville Online, 30 SEP 2006
Dating back to World War II, the 18th Airborne Corps has been in charge of two or more Army divisions.
In recent years, four divisions and 12 separate commands answered to the three-star general at the corps headquarters at Fort Bragg.
On Sunday, the first of those four divisions — the 3rd Infantry from Fort Stewart, Ga. — will no longer be part of the 18th Airborne Corps. The mechanized infantry division is known as the ”Rock of the Marne” from its World War I heritage.
Over the next two years, the corps will shed its responsibility to oversee the training and readiness of its other three divisions — the 10th Mountain of Fort Drum, N.Y., the 101st Airborne (Air Assault) of Fort Campbell, Ky., and the 82nd Airborne.
The changes will relieve the staff of having to worry about fighting a war overseas and at the same time training units in the U.S.
”The mission of 18th Airborne Corps will change in that it will focus more on its primary warfighting mission,” said Lt. Gen. John R. Vines, commander of the 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg.
The changes will bring the corps’ organization into line with the way most fighting has been done in recent years, said Col. Brian Stephenson, the corps assistant chief of staff for strategic planning and force modernization.
”When you think about it, with the exception of Desert Storm, 18th Airborne Corps has always had to deploy with either a portion or none of its own units,” Stephenson said. ”It has always had a preponderance of its units back here.”
During the 1989 invasion of Panama, the corps headquarters only deployed with one of its units. It oversaw elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, Rangers, Panama-based soldiers and the 7th Infantry Division.
During recent deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, the corps headquarters oversaw forces that included guardsmen, Marines and troops from other countries.
The 3rd Infantry, and eventually the three other corps divisions, will report directly to Forces Command. The four-star headquarters will relocate the bulk of its personnel to Fort Bragg by about 2010, said Gen. Dan K. McNeill, the commander.
The 101st Airborne leaves the corps Dec. 1. The ”Screaming Eagle” division specializes in helicopter warfare.
After returning from Afghanistan, the 10th Mountain leaves the corps April 1.
About two months after it returns from Afghanistan, the 82nd Airborne will begin reporting directly to Forces Command on March 8. The ”All American” division has four brigades of paratroopers that can be airdropped into enemy territory.
The changes are part of an Army reorganization known as ”transformation.” The Army is changing its focus from cumbersome dissimilar divisions of 10,000 to 15,000 soldiers to look-alike, readily deployable brigade combat teams of 3,000 to 5,000.
These ”modular” brigades will be able to deploy independently and work for any headquarters.
In its new role, the corps headquarters will be ready to deploy overseas and be in charge of units from throughout the Army, from other branches of the U.S. military and from other countries.
”The way the corps was designed before was essentially for a Desert Storm-type war where we did one mobilization, we went, we fought, we won, we came home,” Stephenson said.
”That’s the Cold War thinking. Now we realize we need to go through a continual process.”
Instead of training to fight a big-scale war, the Army is constantly sending brigade-size units back and forth to Iraq and Afghanistan. By 2011, the 18th Airborne will be one of three corps remaining in the Army, Stephenson said.
Fort Bragg will have six brigades that are not part of a division rather than 12.
”The six brigades will report to the 82nd, not the corps,” Stephenson said. ”The 18th Airborne Corps will be left with zero subordinate units.”
Fort Bragg has seen other transformation changes:
The 1st Corps Support Command, which was at Fort Bragg and provided logistical support to the corps, no longer exists. Its 507th Corps Support Group will inactivate in 2001.
Much of the former corps support command became the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, which provides logistical support to U.S. forces in the Middle East.
The 229th Attack Aviation Regiment was disbanded with its Apache attack helicopters divided between the 82nd Airborne and the 3rd Infantry.
The 18th Aviation Brigade was disbanded after returning from Iraq.
The 18th Airborne Corps Artillery will inactivate in July. Its 18th Field Artillery Brigade will become a fires brigade.
The 44th Medical Command will become a medical brigade at a time to be determined.
The 35th Signal Brigade will inactivate in April.
Next summer, the 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade will move to Fort Bragg from Fort Bliss, Texas.
The 20th Engineer Brigade and 16th Military Police Brigade will remain as brigades.
The 525th Military Intelligence Brigade has transformed into a battlefield surveillance brigade.
Source:
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