Going Full ‘Screaming Eagle’: 101st Uses Gliders on Deployment
by Hugh Jashol
October 12, 2019
The 101st Airborne Division is rich in history. Multiple combat jumps in WWII, paratroopers with war paint and shaved heads, solidified the “Screaming Eagles” as one of the toughest divisions in U.S. Army history.
The Division was apparently dead set on taking its history with it to Afghanistan. An insider source recently told Article 107 News the 101st Airborne Division is using gliders on its current deployment. While ineffective in the mountainous east, the gliders are perfect for the southern desert.
“The gliders permit tactical flexibility,” according to a 101st Division officer who wishes to remain anonymous. “The Taliban and al-Qaeda expect us to move via foot or vehicle. Well they can’t plant an IED in the air now, can they. That’ll show ’em.”
A World War II-era glider was restored and flew last year in the northeastern U.S. but previous accounts showed the gliders to be rare. Turns out, this wasn’t the case. “We took the gliders from the Davis-Monthan Air Base boneyard. It’s a one-stop-shop of aircraft.” Article 107 News is interested to see if any more old aircraft will make it out of the boneyard, especially since the Air Force has been sourcing parts from there as early as this year.
Representatives from the 101st Airborne Division and the Army Acquisitions declined to comment on this story.
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