The division then served as part of the occupation forces of Iraq, using the city of Mosul as their primary base of operations. Using the personnel and equipment of the 187th ARCT and the 508th ARCT,[35] the 101st was reactivated as the first "pentomic" division with five battle groups in place of its World War II structure that included regiments and battalions. In the process, units also disrupted German communications, established roadblocks to hamper the movement of German reinforcements, established a defensive line between the beachhead and Valognes, cleared the area of the drop zones to the unit boundary at Les Forges, and linked up with the 82nd Airborne Division. [104][needs update], The division's second deployment to Iraq began in the late summer of 2005. On 30 December 2005, Task Force Band of Brothers also assumed responsibility for training Iraqi security forces and conducting security operations in Ninevah and Dahuk provinces as the headquarters for Task Force Freedom was disestablished. Both divisions were alerted on the evening of 17 December, and not having organic transport, began arranging trucks for movement forward, the weather conditions being unfit for a parachute drop. [123] The division helped authorize 6,900 strikes, meant to destroy ISIS hideouts and staging areas. The combined force then continued on to seize Sainte Marie-du-Mont. The Screaming Eagles has been referred to by journalists as "the tip of the spear" as well as one of the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army's divisions. Designated Task Force Battle Force and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Jon S. Lehr, the battalion fought fires throughout the surrounding areas of their Valley Complex near Darby, Montana. [39], Tiger Force was the nickname of a long-range reconnaissance patrol unit[40] of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade (Separate), 101st Airborne Division, which fought in the Vietnam War. Taylor made destroying the Douve bridges the division's top priority and delegated the task to Col. Will usually ship within 2 business days of receiving cleared payment. [7]:85 It was the deepest air assault operation in history.[94]. World War I ended 9 days later, and the division was demobilized on 11 December 1918. These night drops caused a lot of trouble for the gliders. [102] As few as 40 101st Soldiers and 8 Task Force 121 operators were on the scene. Around noon, while reconnoitering the area by jeep, Col. [120], On 17 October 2016, an article from The Leaf Chronicle stated that the 101st Airborne was leading a coalition of 19 nations to support the liberation of Mosul from ISIL. 1st Brigade conducted Operation Scorpion with Iraqi units near Kirkuk. 3d Brigade was assigned to Salah ad Din and Bayji sectors and 1st Brigade was assigned to the overall Kirkuk province which included Hawijah. No returns or exchanges, but item is covered by the. Maj. Gen. They eventually assembled near Foucarville at the northern edge of the 101st Airborne's objective area. The 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" is a faction in many Medal of Honor games. With the encirclement broken, the men of the 101st expected to be relieved, but were given orders to resume the offensive.