Worn from:
7 January 1944 - 14 June 1958

This unique organization came into being on July 13, 1943,
at Camp Hale, Colorado as the 10th Light Division (Alpine).
The combat power of the Division was contained in the 85th,
86th, and 87th Infantry Regiments. The Division’s year training
at the 9,200 foot high Camp Hale honed the skills of its soldiers
to fight and survive under the most brutal mountain conditions.

On June 22, 1944, the Division was shipped to Camp Swift, Texas to
prepare for the Louisiana maneuvers of 1944, which were later canceled.
A period of acclimation to a low altitude and hot climate was necessary
to prepare for this training.

On November 6, 1944, the 10th Division was redesignated the 10th
Mountain Division. That same month the blue and white "Mountain"
tab was authorized.

redesignated in November 1944 as the Tenth Mountain Division,
was activated in July 1943 at Camp Hale, Colorado.

18 January 1985 - Current.

The Tenth Light Division

The Division was officially reactivated on February 13, 1985,
at Fort Drum, New York as the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry).
The division commander after reactivation was Brigadier General William S.
Carpenter. The 10th was the first division of any kind formed by the
Army since 1975 and the first based in the Northeast US since World War II.
The 10th Mountain Division (LI) was designed to meet a wide range of
worldwide infantry-intensive contingency missions. Equipment design
was oriented toward reduced size and weight for reasons of both
strategic and tactical mobility.

The blue background and the bayonets are symbolic of infantry,
while the position of the bayonets in saltire symbolizes the
roman numeral ten, the numerical designation of the organization.
The shape of the patch suggests a powder keg, hence, the explosive
power contained within. Most recently active in peacekeeping duties
in Haiti under Operation Uphold Democracy (1994 - 1995), the unit is
now back at their Fort Drum home. The Tenth Mountain Division remains
a part of "American's Army-Partners in Peace."

Current location: Ft. Drum, New York.

Campaigns:
World War II (North Apennines, Po Valley).
Desert Shield/Storm 1990-1991; Although the 10th didn’t deploy to
Southwest Asia as a unit, about 1,200 10th Mountain Division soldiers did go.
Somalia 1992-94; Operation Restore Hope - December 1992 to May 1993.
On December 3, 1993, the Division headquarters was designated as the
headquarters for all Army Forces (ARFOR) of the Unified Task Force
(UNITAF) for Operation Restore Hope. Major General Steven L. Arnold,
the Division Commander, was named Army Forces commander.