21st Chemical Company
The 21st Chemical Company is an airborne chemical company that provides direct support to the 82d Airborne Division. The Company has three dual purpose chemical platoons, a headquarters platoon, and the Division Chemical Section. The Headquarters Platoon consists of a headquarters section and an organizational maintenance section. Each of the dual purpose platoons have two dual purpose squads and a support squad.
The dual purpose platoons provide direct smoke and decontamination support to their respective brigades. The 1st Platoon provides direct support to the First Brigade "Devils." The 2nd Platoon provides direct support to the Second Brigade "Falcons." The 3rd Platoon provides direct support to the Third Brigade "Panthers." Approximately every six weeks the platoons rotate training cycles with their respective brigades between support, training, and mission cycles. While a platoon is on mission cycle, they are ready to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours of notice.
