Command Sgt. Maj. Randolph Delapena assumed the position of senior-enlisted advisor of the 82nd Airborne Division February 10, 2023. CSM Delapena is a native of Miami, Florida. He graduated from ...

he served as the Commandant of the Fort Bragg NCO Academy until eventually becoming the 82nd Airborne Division Command Sergeant Major. Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Ricky Yates served ...

Maj. Michael A. Ferrusi. Maj. Gen. Erik Kurilla, the commanding general of the 82nd Airborne Division, said the role of command sergeant major was a long-honored and sacred duty. The job entails ...

FORT BRAGG — Seven paratroopers will be inducted into the 82nd Airborne Division ... Andrew McFowler, who served in the division as command sergeant major of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team during ...

The Fort Bragg division is best known for its parachute jumps in World War II. Today, its specialty is rapid deployments - with or without parachutes. The 82nd Airborne Division turns 100 years ...

For the first time, 21 former paratroopers were inducted into the 82nd Airborne Division Hall of Fame on Wednesday as part of All American Week. Retired CSM Kenneth "Rock" Merritt, 95, was one of ...

The 82nd Airborne Division's identity and culture ... now a 94-year-old retired command sergeant major. The plane was flying much lower than his practice jumps, and the parachute barely had ...

Christopher LaNeve, commander of the 82 nd Airborne Division. LaNeve said “a ... another 2023 Hall of Fame inductee. He became command sergeant major for the 128 th Fires Brigade, followed ...

FORT BRAGG — The 82nd ... division in 1968, after a deployment to Vietnam. He returned to the division in 1972 and again in 1989 to become the 2nd Brigade Combat Team’s command sergeant major ...

The 82nd Airborne Division welcomed Command Sergeant Major Tonya Sims during a Thursday morning change of responsibility ceremony. Sims is the first African American woman soldier to serve as the ...

Seven paratroopers were inducted into the 82nd Airborne Division’s Hall of ... Basnight rose through the ranks, becoming command sergeant major for the Combat Aviation Brigade.