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Screaming Eagles (other)
Screaming Eagles may refer to: Military * 101st Airborne Division (United States), a U.S. Army Division * 319th Missile Squadron, a U.S. Air Force ICBM operations unit * VF-51, a U.S. Navy fighter squadron active 1943–1995 Sports * Screaming Eagles (MLS supporters association), a fan group of soccer team D.C. United * Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the QMJHL * Espanola Screaming Eagles, a Canadian junior ice hockey team in Espanola, Ontario, 1962—2003 * First Nation Screaming Eagles, a Canadian junior ice hockey team in Thunder Bay, Ontario, 2010–2011 * Huron University Screeaming Eagles, the sports teams of Huron University, South Dakota, U.S. * Miami Screaming Eagles, a founding team of the World Hockey Association that moved before the inaugural season started * Minnesota State Screaming Eagles, a fictional American football team in the TV series ''Coach'' * Salt Lake Screaming Eagles, an American indoor football team * Southern Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
101st Airborne Division (United States)
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ("Screaming Eagles") is a light infantry division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault operations. The 101st is designed to plan, coordinate, and execute brigade-sized air assault operations that can be conducted in one period of darkness, at distances up to 500 nautical miles, to seize key terrain and hold it for up to 14 days. In recent years, the 101st was active in foreign internal defense and counterterrorism operations in Iraq, in Afghanistan in 2015–2016, and in Syria, as part of Operation Inherent Resolve in 2018–2021. Established in 1918, the 101st Division was first constituted as an airborne unit in 1942. During World War II, it gained renown for its role in Operation Overlord (the D-Day landings and airborne landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France); Operation Market Garden; the liberation of the Netherlands; and its action during the Battle of the Bulge around the city of Bastogne, Belg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
319th Missile Squadron
The 319th Missile Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 90th Operations Group at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. The squadron (aviation), squadron is equipped with the LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, with a mission of nuclear deterrence. It is the flagship squadron of the 90th Missile Wing. The squadron (aviation), squadron was first activated as the 319th Bombardment Squadron in 1942. It flew Consolidated B-24 Liberators in the Pacific during World War II, where it earned two Distinguished Unit Citations and a Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation for its actions in combat. After VJ Day, the squadron remained in the Philippines until January 1946, when it was inactivated. The squadron was again activated in 1951 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress unit. After moving to Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, it served as a training unit for Strategic Air Command units and aircrews i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
