# US Airborne divisions

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 7, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-airborne-divisions/153510 "2003-02-07T17:55:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![gruven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a9a28c/32.png) [@gruven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gruven)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-airborne-divisions/153510/1 "2003-02-07T17:55:31Z")

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[CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/02/07/sprj.irq.101st.history/index.html) says “The U.S. Army’s only air assault division, the 101st Airborne Division…”.  
What about the [82nd](http://www.bragg.army.mil/www-82DV/) ? Is something different there that distinguishes the 101st from the 82nd?

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**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-airborne-divisions/153510/2 "2003-02-07T17:58:52Z")

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The 82nd is an Airborne division, not a Air Assault division.