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The 187th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Rakkasans, is a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. As of 2012, the 1st and 3rd battalions are the only active elements of the regiment, assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. The regiment was originally constituted as the 187th Glider Infantry Regiment on 12 November 1942 and activated on 23 February 1943 at Camp Mackall, North Carolina. It was originally a two-battalion glider regiment assigned to the 11th Airborne Division, training both as glider and parachute troops. The regiment played a significant role in the New Guinea Campaign, Leyte Campaign, and Luzon Campaign, earning the nickname "Rakkasans" from the Japanese, which translates to "falling umbrella men." The regiment is the only airborne regiment in US Army history to have served in every war since the inception of airborne tactics.