Jimi Hendrix was not trained for air assault operations.
The 101st Airborne Division -LRB- `` Screaming Eagles '' -RRB- is an elite modular specialized light infantry division of the United States Army trained for air assault operations .. Division. Division ( military )#United States. light infantry. light infantry. division. division ( military ). United States Army. United States Army. air assault. air assault. operations. military operation. It is the most potent and tactically mobile of the U.S. Army 's divisions , and has been referred to as `` the tip of the spear . ''. The 101st Airborne at a moment 's notice is able to plan , coordinate , and execute brigade-size air assault operations capable of seizing key terrain in support of operational objectives , and is capable of working in austere environments with limited or degraded infrastructure .. air assault. air assault. operations. military operation. These particular operations are conducted by highly mobile teams and they are quite often executed behind enemy lines .. operations. military operation. Its unique battlefield mobility and high level of training have kept the Division in the vanguard of America 's land combat forces in recent conflicts .. Division. Division ( military )#United States. More recently , the 101st Airborne has been performing foreign internal defense and counter-terrorism operations within Iraq and Afghanistan .. operations. military operation. foreign internal defense. foreign internal defense. counter-terrorism. counter-terrorism. Iraq. Iraq War. Afghanistan. War in Afghanistan ( 2001–14 ). The 101st Airborne Division has a nearly century-long history .. Division. Division ( military )#United States. During World War II , it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord -LRB- the D-Day landings and airborne landings on 6 June 1944 , in Normandy , France -RRB- , Operation Market Garden , the liberation of the Netherlands and , perhaps most famously , its action during the Battle of the Bulge around the city of Bastogne , Belgium .. World War II. World War II. Normandy. American airborne landings in Normandy. Operation Market Garden. Operation Market Garden. Battle of the Bulge. Battle of the Bulge. Operation Overlord. Operation Overlord. D-Day landings. Normandy landings. airborne landings. American airborne landings in Normandy. Netherlands. Netherlands. Bastogne. Bastogne. During the Vietnam War , the 101st Airborne Division fought in several major campaigns and battles including the Battle of Hamburger Hill in May 1969 .. Division. Division ( military )#United States. Vietnam War. Vietnam War. Battle of Hamburger Hill. Battle of Hamburger Hill. In mid-1968 it was reorganized and redesignated as an airmobile division , then in 1974 as an air assault division .. division. division ( military ). air assault. air assault. airmobile. airmobile. These titles reflect the division 's shift from airplanes as the primary method of delivering troops into combat , to the use of helicopters .. division. division ( military ). Many current members of the 101st are graduates of the U.S. Army Air Assault School .. Air Assault. Air Assault. U.S. Army Air Assault School. United States Army Air Assault School. Air Assault School is known as the ten toughest days in the United States Army and the dropout rate is around 50 percent .. Air Assault. Air Assault. United States Army. United States Army. Division headquarters is at Fort Campbell , Kentucky .. Division. Division ( military )#United States. Fort Campbell. Fort Campbell. Kentucky. Kentucky. In recent years , the division has served in Iraq and Afghanistan .. division. division ( military ). Iraq. Iraq War. Afghanistan. War in Afghanistan ( 2001–14 ). The division is one of the most highly decorated units in the United States Army and has been featured prominently in military fiction .. division. division ( military ). United States Army. United States Army. The 101st is currently the world 's only air assault division , capable , in a single lift , of a 4,000-man combined-arms air assault 150 kilometers into enemy territory .. division. division ( military ). air assault. air assault. It is supported by more than 280 helicopters .. This includes three battalions of Apache attack helicopters .. Apache. Boeing AH-64 Apache. At times , additional air assets are assigned to the 101st Airborne during deployment .. The 101st Airborne also comprises intelligence support , maintenance and operations elements , support personnel , and artillery specialists .. operations. military operation. Assisting the 101st Airborne Division is an extensive array of support elements , equipment , and training resources .. Division. Division ( military )#United States. The 101st is considered a very versatile , very flexible , and a fast-moving unit .. The 101st has the capability to move long distances .. The 101st can put soldiers down on top of mountains , ridge lines , and behind the enemy forces and can sling-load in artillery pieces for indirect fire .. It is considered a unit of choice and it has the ability to secure bridge sites , airfields , and to assist in the combined arms capability for other units .