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| 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment 501st Infantry Regiment 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment | |
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| Active | 1942–1945 1946–present |
| Country |  United States |
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| Type | Airborne forces |
| Role | Parachute infantry |
| Size | Two battalions |
| Part of | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:11th_Airborne_Division_Insignia_2022.png){kind=small} 11th Airborne Division&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:82nd_Airborne_Division_CSIB.svg){kind=small} 82nd Airborne Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK and Fort Liberty, NC |
| Nickname(s) | GERONIMO |
| Motto(s) | "Geronimo!" |
| Engagements | World War II
Vietnam Afghanistan Campaign Iraq Campaign |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | LTC Jonathan G. Peterson (1st Battalion) and LTC Elijah Myers (2nd Battalion) |
| Notable commanders | Howard R. Johnson Julian Ewell Joe Hooper |
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| Distinctive unit insignia | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:501-Parachute-Infantry-Regiment.svg) |
| Beret flashes for the 501st's 1st and 2nd Battalions | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:US_Army_1st_Bn-501st_Inf_Reg_Flash.svg) &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:US_Army_2nd_BN-501st_PIR_Flash.png) |
| Airborne background trimming for the 501st's 1st and 2nd Battalions | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:US_Army_1st_Battalion_501st_Parachute_Infantry_Airborne_Background_Trimming.svg){kind=small} &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:US_Army_2nd_Battalion_501st_Parachute_Infantry_Airborne_Background_Trimming.svg){kind=small} |
| 501st's WWII airborne background trimming (first every) | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Former_US_Army_501st_Parachute_Infantry_Airborne_Background_Trimming.svg) |
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The 501st Infantry Regiment, previously the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, is an airborne forces regiment of the United States Army with a long history, having served in World War II and the Vietnam War, both as part of the 101st Airborne Division, as well as the War in Afghanistan. It is the first airborne unit by designation in the United States Armed Forces. Its 1st Battalion is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, located at Fort Richardson, Alaska. Its 2nd Battalion is assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, located at Fort Liberty, North Carolina.