The 5th Infantry was the first U.S. Army unit to cross the Danube River and the first to invade Austria. For its participation in the Second World War, the 5th was presented the following campaign streamers: Rhineland, Central Europe, and American Theater.

Oct 17, 2024 · MISSION: The 5 th Engineer Battalion conducts tough and realistic training to ensure all elements are able to deploy, fight, and win while providing mobility, countermobility, survivability,...

The 5th Recruiting Brigade, The Alamo Warriors, is one of six brigades under the United States Army Recruiting Command (USAREC), and has seven battalions spread across a geographical area 14...

In 2004, Fifth Army transferred its Reserve preparation obligations to First Army, and became responsible for homeland defense and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) as United States Army North, the Army Service Component Command of United States Northern Command.

Apr 25, 2016 · The 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry (Bobcats), 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Light) is assigned to the third oldest Infantry Regiment in the Army. The Battalion was formed in...

At the onset of the War of 1812, the 5th Infantry was assigned to Winder’s Brigade, U.S. Army of the South. In the spring of 1813, Winder’s troops marched north to Ontario, Canada to exploit the British defeat at Fort George.

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The 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)—nicknamed the "Red Diamond", [1] or the "Red Devils" —was an infantry division of the United States Army that served in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War, and with NATO and the U.S. Army III Corps. It was deactivated on 24 November 1992 and reflagged as the 2nd Armored Division.

The 5th Infantry was the first U.S. Army unit to cross the Danube and was first into Austria. After the war, the regiment performed occupation duties in Germany and Austria before being inactivated in 1946.

U.S. Army 5th Recruiting Brigade is the center of Army recruiting activities for an area stretching across the great plains to the California border and covers more than 968,446 square miles....