82nd Airborne Div - Beret - Mass Tac - 504th Infantry Regiment T Shirt. The 82nd Airborne Division, nicknamed the "All-American Division," is an elite, rapid-deployment airborne infantry unit of the U.S. Army, based at Fort Bragg, NC, known for forcible entry parachute assaults to secure key objectives globally within 18 hours. Formed in WWI from troops from every state, it's a cornerstone of America's strategic response force, with a storied history in WWII (Normandy, Market Garden) and recent deployments in Afghanistan, Iraq, and humanitarian aid missions.