508th Infantry Regiment (United States)

508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (508th PIR) 508th Airborne Infantry Regiment (508th AIR) 508th Infantry Regiment (508th IR)
508th Infantry Regiment coat of arms.
Active	1942–1946 1951–1957 1962–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Garrison/HQ	Fort Bragg, NC
Nickname(s)	Red Devils
Motto(s)	Fury From the Sky
Engagements	Invasion of Grenada Dominican Civil War TWA Flight 847 hijacking Achille Lauro hijacking Operation Prime Chance Operation Just Cause Gulf War Somali Civil War Operation Gothic Serpent Operation Uphold Democracy Yugoslav Wars Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina War on Terror Operation Enduring Freedom Iraq War Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen War in North-West Pakistan Maersk Alabama hijacking Operation Neptune Spear 2013 raid on Barawe Operation Inherent Resolve Operation Freedom's Sentinel
Commanders
Current commander	LTC Phil Waggoner (1st Battalion) and LTC Thomas Whitfield II (2nd Battalion)
Notable commanders	Colonel Roy E. Lindquist
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Unit beret flashes of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 508th Infantry Regiment

The 508th Infantry Regiment (508th PIR, 508th AIR, or 508th IR) ("Red Devils" or "Fury from the Sky") is an airborne infantry regiment of the United States Army, first formed in October 1942 during World War II. The 508th is a parent regiment under the U.S. Army Regimental System, and two battalions from the regiment are currently active: the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (1-508th PIR) is assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (2-508th PIR) is assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. The regiment served in combat during World War II, and regimental elements have served in combat in the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Iraq and Afghanistan.