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Title: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: Hawkmoon on November 13, 2018, 06:56:00 PM
I need some background for setting up a story. Where are infantry and Special Forces units stationed now, when Stateside? Things have shifted around since I last thought I knew something. For example, I understand that the 4th Infantry Division (my old unit from Vietnam) isn't at Fort Hood any longer.

Who is where these days?
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: charby on November 13, 2018, 07:04:59 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: Hawkmoon on November 13, 2018, 07:11:40 PM
Okay, the 4th is back at Fort Carson. Where are other infantry and special forces units based?
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: Andiron on November 13, 2018, 07:14:38 PM
Nice try,  Vlad. 

 :P


I have no idea on Army stuff.  10th Mtn div is in Ft Drum last time I was there.
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: zxcvbob on November 13, 2018, 07:26:39 PM
Who is where these days?

Alex, I'll take "Not behind a plow" for 500...
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: Perd Hapley on November 13, 2018, 08:29:24 PM
Alex, I'll take "Not behind a plow" for 500...

 =D

I'll take Jimmy Durante and Pauly Shore for 400.
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: 230RN on November 13, 2018, 08:40:28 PM
Nice try,  Vlad.  

 :P


I have no idea on Army stuff.  10th Mtn div is in Ft Drum last time I was there.

If it's a story, as in fiction, why can't you just make up stuff?  Why do you need contemporaneous factual data?

If it's a story, as in an article, why can't you just refer readers to sources like Janes?  Why do  you need to spoon feed contemporaneous factual data?

[tinfoil] Dangerous ground, Hawkmoon. [tinfoil]

I'm not signing this one so nobody will know who posted it.  [tinfoil]3.1416
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: Fly320s on November 13, 2018, 08:46:12 PM
Ft Bragg, NC has plenty of Special Ops units.  Also home to the Army's SpecOps aviation units. 

McDill Air Force base in Tampa is home to USSOCOM, I think.
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: BlueStarLizzard on November 13, 2018, 08:46:41 PM
If it's a story, as in fiction, why can't you just make up stuff?  Why do you need contemporaneous factual data?



Because that's what journalist are for?
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: Hawkmoon on November 13, 2018, 08:50:20 PM
Because that's what journalist are for?

Bluestarlizzard wins THREE Innernetz!
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: 230RN on November 13, 2018, 09:05:50 PM
I'm sorry I edited that to put in an extra {tinfoil} because it will look like I added the article clause in response to the following posts.

I didn't.  I still think reference to standard sources would be a safer idea, but you guys know more about sensitivity of data than I.

Please proceed.
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: Fly320s on November 13, 2018, 09:11:34 PM
 I still think reference to standard sources would be a safer idea, but you guys know more about sensitivity of data than I.

Locations of our SpecOps bases is public information.  No tinfoil headgear necessary.

Here is what Wikipedia says: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_special_operations_forces

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Infantry_divisions_of_the_United_States_Army
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: 230RN on November 13, 2018, 09:40:29 PM
I said what I said, and if you guys want to keep misreading it, that's ok with me.

I'm done with this one.
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: cordex on November 13, 2018, 11:07:50 PM
7th SFG is based at Eglin AFB.
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: Scout26 on November 14, 2018, 01:59:10 AM
1 ID Ft. Riley, KS
2 ID Ft. Lewis, WA and Korea (2nd Brigade)
3 ID Ft Stewart, GA
4 ID Ft. Carson, CO
7 ID Ft. Lewis, WA  (HQ only)
10 ID (MTN) Ft. Drum, NY
25 ID (Light) Schofield Barracks HI  (1st SBCT, Ft Wainwright, AK; 4th BCT (ABN), Ft. Richardson, AK)
82 ABN Ft. Bragg, NC
101 ABN (AASSLT) Ft. Campbell, KY
1 AD Ft. Bliss, TX
1 CAV Ft. Hood, TX

The Army has gone to a more Brigade structure then a Division structure.  There are "rotational units", brigades that go to Germany or Korea to train using existing equipment that remains in place, so all we do is fly troops and their personal equipment to that location, rather than having troops permanently stationed in Korea or Germany.  So the Army saves money not shipping Joe, his family, and all their *expletive deleted*it to Germany for 4 years; but instead, he gets a 9 month separation from his family while he trains in Korea. 
Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: dogmush on November 14, 2018, 04:25:41 AM
Ft Bragg, NC has plenty of Special Ops units.  Also home to the Army's SpecOps aviation units. 

McDill Air Force base in Tampa is home to USSOCOM, I think.

160th SOAR is in Ft. Campbell last I checked.  There are some Air Force special ops units at Pope Field (Ft. Bragg) but not Army.

Bragg has Army Special Operations, as well as JSOC. (JSOC includes SFOD-Delta)

Macdill does indeed hold both USSOCOM and USCENTCOM but both are headquarters units vs. Boots on Ground kinda folks.

Title: Re: Who's in the Army now?
Post by: Phantom Warrior on November 14, 2018, 05:26:50 PM
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=where+are+army+infantry+units+stationed (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=where+are+army+infantry+units+stationed)