2nd Battalion-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment
Blue Falcons
On 15 January 2006, as part of the Army's transformation towards a modular force, the title and composition of the 2nd Battalion was changed.
Formerly the 3rd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division, was redesignated as the 2nd-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. This unit deploys within 18 hours of notification, worldwide as part of a joint, multinational or unilateral task force to destroy enemy forces, conduct combat operations, and win. The battalion will conduct a forced entry parachute assault to seize and retain a defended airfield or other terrain, build up combat power as quickly as possible and conduct follow-on military operations in order to control land, people, and resources.
The 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment spent time in Iraq twice. They were first there during the initial invasion into Iraq in 2003 where they were responsible for a southwestern section of Baghdad. The unit’s second tour was in 2005. They ended back in Baghdad in support of the Iraqi elections. During that time the unit was actually the 3rd Battalion, 325th Airborne Regiment, but since then was reflagged to the 2-508 PIR. The 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment during the summer of 2006 will participate at West Point to serve as the task force for cadet summer training.
