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XVIII Airborne Corps

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22 Sep

As the votes come in for Day3⃣ of DragonCannes 2, we figured we'd show you 7 videos that didn't QUITE make the cut for competition

Let's start with this "Project Ridgway" by Nick Stoyvoaski. Not sure what Project Ridgway is based on this video (lol), but cool graphics!

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Here is the 2nd video that didn't make the cut for the DragonCannes 2 competition.

This "Our Boots" by Carlos Cuebas. It's a good concept, but doesn't quite go far enough. Could've used more pics, Carlos!

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Next is this entry from the Greywolf Brigade, @1stcav3bct.

It's a STRONG piece [and, hey, @jr_liscano, it has TANKS], but the ending seems a little too abrupt.

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23 Aug

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#TDIDCH: Aug 23, 1973 – Nixon SecDef James Schlesinger announced the “Total Force Policy” as the new doctrine of American military preparedness. The policy integrated the Active, Guard, & reserve forces into a homogeneous fighting force.

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Schlesinger’s policy coincided with the end of the draft, the end of the Vietnam War, and the start of Richard Nixon's All Volunteer Force.

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The American war in Vietnam was fought primarily with active-duty forces. Neither LBJ nor Nixon mobilized the Reserves and National Guard in large numbers and instead relied on the draft.

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8 Aug

It's Episode 6⃣ of Dragon Jobs, a weekly show in which our host, Matt Visser, tries his hand at the hardest jobs in the 18th Airborne Corps.

In Episode 6, Matt visits our Parachute Riggers on Fort Bragg.

Here's the first of 5 segments.

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In Part 2⃣of this episode of Dragon Jobs, Matt Visser, tries to pack a chute for the first time in 5+ years. Parachute Riggers are required to pack a T-11 main parachute in 60 minutes (though experienced Riggers can do it in 25 minutes). Let's see how long it takes Matt

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Matt Visser, 18 Airborne Corps Public Affairs Officer, is the host of Dragon Jobs, a weekly TV show released here every Sunday at 10AM Eastern.

Today he meets Army Parachute Riggers (MOS 92R), Soldiers who pack or repair cargo and personnel parachutes for the airborne

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29 Jul

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This year, the 70th anniversary of our reactivation, we're reflecting on the key moments from the Corps' lifetime

One of those moments: the no-notice deployment of 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division to Vietnam. This is a part of that story that has not yet been told

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During the Vietnam War, the Corps HQ sent the entire 101st Airborne to the war in 1967.

For the war, the 101st was an operational HQ under Military Assistance Command-Vietnam and no longer an XVIII Airborne Corps unit.

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President Lyndon Johnson kept the XVIII Airborne Corps HQ and the 82nd Airborne Division out of the war and on Fort Bragg as part of a "rapid deployment force" in the event we had to fight the Soviets in Europe.

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26 Jul

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#TDIDCH: July 26, 1947 – POTUS Harry Truman signs into law the National Security Act, one of the most important pieces of legislation in American history. Most of provisions will not take effect until September 18, 1947.

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The visionary National Security Act was a MASSIVE restructuring of the American government and military. It served as the framework for today's military and for most foreign policy making ever since.

The bill did the following:

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1⃣Established the Department of Defense with its own Secretary to oversee and unify the Army & Navy.

With the burgeoning Cold War with the Soviet Union, Truman knew we could no longer isolate land and sea power in separate departments.

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22 Jul

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All year we're celebrating the 70th anniversary of the XVIII Airborne Corps reactivation on Fort Bragg, NC (May 21, 1951) under Gen John Leonard (this man).

The Corps, deactivated at the end of WWII, was reestablished during the early Cold War to focus on the Soviets

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To commemorate the past 70 years since our rebirth, we posed current Sky Dragon Soldiers in authentic uniforms and kit worn by their predecessors from the seven major periods of service since reactivation.

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When the 🆕 XVIII Airborne started in 1951, the Sky Dragon Soldier wore this plain uniform. This Soldier [kept out of the Korean War to focus on Europe] was prepared to jump behind the Soviet front lines and fight his way forward to meet with friendly mechanized forces

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