Christopher C. LaNeve, ktry zastpi gen. dyw. The battalion deployed from Fort Bragg while on Division Ready Force1 to restore order against thousands of Cuban refugees who had attacked and injured a number of Air Force personnel and one marine while protesting their detainment at Empire Range along the Panama Canal. The first aircraft carrying troopers from the 2325th touched down at Point Salines 17 hours after H-Hour notification. In May 1971 they were used to help national guard and Washington DC police to round up and arrest protestors. Glider troopers of the 319th and 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalions and the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment (and the 3rd Battalion of the 504th PIR) instead arrived in Italy by landing craft at Maiori (319th) and Salerno (320th, 325th). The division initially was staged at Camp Shanks, New York, where they drilled for the coming Victory Parade. 2 projects were called in for proposition, the first being the engineering of lighter and more efficient weaponry to increase military capability. On 7October the division, minus the 163rd Brigade, attacked the northeastern edge of the Argonne Forest, making some progress toward Cornay, and occupied Hill 180 and Hill 223. Fort Drum, New York, United States. The German objective now became one of defense. The 82nd Airborne Division specializes in joint forcible entry operations with a mission to deploy worldwide within 18 hours of notification. Maj. Gen. John W. Brennan Jr., commanding general, 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Inherent Resolve, Iraq. The 2nd SS Panzers objective was to outflank the 82nd Airborne. The MEO and Harassment Hotline: 910-929-8894 THe Hotline provides 24/7 information on MEO and Harassment policies and procedures on how and where to file complaints, the behaviors that constitute. [8], The Corps was reactivated at Fort Bragg on 21 May 1951 under the command of Major General John W. Leonard. Kurilla is the commander of the 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg. [5] From there it moved to the Marbache sector in mid-August, where it relieved the 2nd Division under the command of the newly formed US First Army. Though Lagney was considered a defensive sector, the 82nd Division actively patrolled and raided in the region for several weeks, before being relieved by the 89th Division. For the 82nd Airborne Division the first part of the Battle of the Bulge had ended. His recommendation for succession as division commander was Brigadier General James M. Gavin, previously the 82nd's ADC. [36] Instead of being demobilized, the 82nd found a permanent home at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, designated a Regular Army division on 15 November 1948. Donahue led more than 18,000 paratroopers assigned to the 82nd since July 2020. [citation needed] The 1-39th FA and 3-8th FA were key components of the thrust into Iraq in the first Gulf War, providing fire support for the French Foreign Legion and the 82nd Airborne Division. The division conducted Mission Boston, part of the airborne assault phase of the Operation Overlord plan. 1st battalion redeployed to Fort Bragg, NC in February 2012 having lost two paratroopers. Fine S.P., 6.5 x 8.5 b/w, an image of Kesselring in uniform walking with American General Maxwell Taylor, Commanding General of the 101st Airborne Division. [citation needed], In late September 2004 the National Command Authority alerted TF 1505th INF for an emergency deployment to Afghanistan in support of that October's (first free) elections. It consisted of three individual batteries. The living quarters for these three units were situated between the 82d Airborne Division and the Special Forces at Fort Bragg. Lt. Gen. Stuart W. Risch to judge advocate general, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. The XVIII Airborne Corps is a corps of the United States Army that has been in existence since 1942 and saw extensive service during World War II. The corps was responsible for securing VII Corps' northern flank against a possible Iraqi counterattack. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Brig. The paratroopers took control of Ghazni from the Polish Armed Forces, allowing the Polish Task Force White Eagle (pl:Polski Kontyngent Wojskowy w Afganistanie) to consolidate around the provincial seat in northern Ghazni.[99]. On 16 June it moved by rail to Toul, France to take a position on the front lines in the French sector. Fort Bragg is the Armys flagship power projection platform that provides world-class support to Americas Airborne and Special Operations warriors and their Families. Prior to assuming command of the XVIII Airborne Corps, General Helmick commanded the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq along with the NATO Training Mission-Iraq from July 3, 2008, to Oct. 7, 2009. After the second day, the 1st Brigade moved forward to extend the Corps flank along with 3d Brigade. In August 2021, elements of the 82nd Airborne Division, particularly the Immediate Response Force, deployed to Afghanistan to secure the evacuation of American diplomats and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants as the Taliban seized much of the country and converged on Kabul. Gen. Colin P. Tuley, deputy chief of staff, operations, Resolute Support Mission, NATO; and deputy commander, U.S. National Support Element Command-Afghanistan, Operation Freedom's. The initial assault on Sicily, by the 505th Parachute Regimental Combat Team, under Colonel Gavin, was the first regimental-sized combat parachute assault conducted by the United States Army. On the first day's fighting the Division overran the 62nd Volksgrenadiers and the 9th SS Panzer's positions capturing 2,400 prisoners. [11] There it trained until 12 September, when the division joined the St. Mihiel offensive. When Gavin's 82nd crossed the river, in company with the British 6th Airborne Division, the 82nd Airborne Division moved 36 miles in one day and captured over 100,000 troops, causing great laughter in Bradley's 12th Army Group headquarters.[30]. Army Community Service, U.S. ARMY INSTALLATION MANAGEMENT COMMAND, "We Are the Army's Home - The few soldiers who remained were later absorbed into units of the 82nd Airborne. [106][107][108][109][110], It was confirmed in July 2020 that the 82nd Airborne Division did in fact have combat deployments in Syria. Dywizji Powietrznodesantowej zosta gen. dyw. Of the three units, only 1-39th was airborne qualified and served as the only fully airborne deployable 155mm Field Artillery unit in history. General Engineering support in the area of camp establishment/improvement operations was provided by the Sappers of the habitually associated Task Force Panther Engineer platoon, 2/C-307th. XVIII 18th Airborne Corps Deputy Commanding General Challenge Coin. The 5th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery also served in a major support role for 82d and French troops during the Gulf War. The 82nd became part of the newly organized XVIII Airborne Corps, which consisted of the 17th, 82nd, and 101st Airborne Divisions. Life in the 82nd during the 1950s and 1960s consisted of intensive training exercises in all environments and locations, including Panama, the Far East, and the continental United States. These changes are on the FY23 MilCon/VA bill and are pending as of today. [citation needed], On 25 October 1983, elements of the 82nd conducted an Airland Operation to secure Point Salines Airport following an airborne assault by the 1st and 2nd Ranger Battalions who conducted the airfield seizure just hours prior. Throughout Operation Allies Refuge, the 82nd Airborne Division served as the Operational Command, Task Force 82. LaNeve is no stranger to Fort Bragg or the 82nd, according to his biography on the divisions website. Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah, formed an overwhelming force in Kandahar. degree in mechanical engineering in May 1988. This ties in with the Army's broad modularity plan, as a corps can deploy and support any unit, not just the units subordinate to the corps. [8], After taking part in the Western Allied invasion of Germany, the XVIII Airborne Corps, still under Ridgway, returned to the United States in June 1945 and was initially to take part in the invasion of Japan, codenamed Operation Downfall. He most recently served as commander, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland. There, intensive training began in anticipation of desert fighting against the heavily armored Iraqi Army. "On To Berlin: Battles of an Airborne Commander 19431946", 1978 p. 249. But the XVIII Airborne Corps does things a little differently and says farewell with one last static. Aug 21: Present: Deputy Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina: May 19: Jul 21: Commanding General, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and Fort Drum, Fort Drum, New York and Operation FREEDOM'S . The 2508th IR worked to establish and maintain firebases in and around the Ghazni province while actively patrolling their operational area. Gen. Tony L. Wright, commander (Troop Program Unit), 98th Training Division (Initial Entry Training), Fort Benning, Georgia, to deputy chief of staff, strategy, plans and policy, (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), Supreme Allied Command Transformation, Norfolk, Virginia. In January 2007, then Maj. Gen. David M. Rodriguez deployed the division headquarters to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, accompanied by 4th BCT and the Aviation Brigade, as Commander, Combined Joint Task Force-82 (CJTF-82)and Regional Command East for Operation Enduring Freedom VIII. [96], As part of Operation Unified Response, the 2d BCT, on rotation as the division's Global Response Force, was alerted and deployed forces to Haiti later that same day for the mission to provide humanitarian assistance following the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Bowls On: Saturdays. Many tenant units are found on base, the most notable being the XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters, the 82nd Airborne Division and the US Army Special Operations Command. The attack on La Comandancia (PDF HQ) touched off several fires, one of which destroyed most of the adjoining and heavily populated El Chorrillo neighborhood in downtown Panama City. On 15 September, the 328th Infantry, in order to protect the 90th Division's flank, resumed the advance, and reached Vandires, but withdrew on the following day to the high ground north of Norroy. On 24 December 1944, the 82nd Airborne Division with an official strength of 8,520 men was facing off against a vastly superior combined force of 43,000 men and over 1,200 armored fighting and artillery vehicles and pieces. Two new parachute infantry regiments (PIRs), the 507th and the 508th, provided it, along with the veteran 505th, a three-parachute infantry regiment punch. Maj. Gen. (Promotable) Jonathan P. Braga, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to commanding general, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. SIGNAL Magazine is available through subscription or as part of your membership in AFCEA. Activated elements include a 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (1508th INF, 2508th INF, 473rd Cav (RSTA), 2321st FA, 782nd BSB, and STB, 4th BCT) and the inactivation of the Division Artillery, 82nd Signal Battalion, 307th Engineer Battalion, and 313th Military Intelligence Battalion. An official website of the United States Government, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. "The Last Battle" published in the Journal "Army" April 2001 pp. When America needs her armed forces in a hurry, the first phone calls come to us. The deployment was billed as a joint training exercise, but the paratroopers were ready to fight. Paratroopers from Ft. Bragg, NC flew 8000 miles on U.S. Air Force C-17s and jumped into an airfield in Shimkent, Kazakhstan. He previously served as commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum from May 1, 2019 to July 12, 2021, and as director of force management of the United States Army. Gen. Joseph Dcosta, deputy commander - support (Troop Program Unit), 412th Engineer Command, Vicksburg, Mississippi, to deputy commanding general - support (Individual Mobilization Augmentee), Eighth Army, Korea. [57] In May 1978, the division was alerted to a possible drop into Zaire. Kurilla and Donahue wereinvolved when the 82nd's Immediate Response Force took part in theAfghanistan evacuation mission. Hes previously commanded the82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, and served as the divisions deputy chief of staff for operations and plans. The division was constituted, originally as the 82nd Division, in the National Army on 5August 1917, shortly after the American entry into World War I. At the end of the Cold War in 1989 the corps consisted of the following formations and units: In 1991, XVIII Airborne Corps participated in the Persian Gulf War. Major General Jeffery D. Broadwater, Commanding General, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas to Deputy Commanding General, V Corps, Fort Knox, Kentucky. In June 2021, Mennes was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general. The DRF2 and3 (1325 and 2-325 INF, respectively) began drawing the "line in the sand" near al Jubail by building defenses for possible retrograde operations. She most recently served as executive officer to the judge advocate general, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. Brig. Platoon Forward Observer and Member of USA National Bobsled Team. [14] It was reconstituted on 24 June 1921 establishing headquarters at Columbia, South Carolina, in January 1922. 13. The 82nd's 49th Public Affairs Detachment was deployed in support of the 1st Armored Division and air-landed in Tuzla with the 1AD TAC CP and began PA operations to include establishing the first communications in print and radio and covering the crossing of the Sava River by the main forces. Thanks in part to the efforts of 2d Brigade paratroopers, more than eight million Iraqis were able to cast their first meaningful ballots. [6], XVIII Corps deployed to Europe on 17 August 1944 and became the XVIII Airborne Corps on 25 August 1944 at Ogbourne St. George, England, assuming command of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, as part of the preparation for Operation Market Garden. Extended to 15-month deployment, 4th BCT, which included 1508th Infantry Regiment, 2508th Infantry Regiment, and 473rd Cavalry Regiment, 2321st Field Artillery, and 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, was commanded by then Col. Martin P. Schweitzer and remained in Khowst Province from January 2007 until April 2008. Former Vice President Al Gore would later travel to Fort Bragg to personally thank the paratroopers of the 82nd for their actions, noting in a speech on 19 September 1994, that the 82nd's reputation was enough to change Cdras' mind: But it did get a little close there for a while. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. He most recently served as commander, Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan/Headquarters NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, Afghanistan. Brig. On 9October, the division continued its attack, and advanced its left flank to a line from south of Pylne to the Rau de la Louvire. Working mostly out of Kandahar province as the theater tactical force, they mentored the Afghan National Security Force (ANSF), conducting combined operations with both ANSF and NATO partners in the Helmand province. They were part of the long convoy of equipment and troops who exited Iraq into Kuwait as OIF came to an end. [citation needed], The 1st Brigade of the 82nd deployed in April 2005 in support of OEF 6, and returned in April 2006. [citation needed]. The invasion was initiated with a night combat jump and airfield seizures; the 82nd conducted follow-on combat air assault missions in Panama City and the surrounding areas of the Gatun Locks. On 2November, the division concentrated near La Chalade and Les Islettes, and, on 4November, moved to training areas in Vaucouleurs. When the British XXX Corps arrived in Nijmegen, six hours ahead of schedule, they found themselves having to fight to take a bridge that should have already been in allied hands. [19] By the time the division was relieved, in early July, the 82nd had seen 33 days of severe combat and casualties had been heavy. [51], On 30 July, the 82nd and the 101st completely left Detroit and moved back to Selfridge for redeployment to their home stations, a process that continued gradually until 2August. The operation proved the division's ability to act as a rapid deployment force. Fighting off German counterattacks, the division captured its objectives between Grave, and Nijmegen. This page was last edited on 16 January 2023, at 16:05. The XVIII Airborne Corps is Americas Contingency Corps and Fort Bragg is the home of the Armys Airborne and Special Operations Forces. On 11 October, the right flank of the division occupied Sommerance and the high ground north of la Rance Rau while the left advanced to the railroad south of the Aire. Maj. Jeffrey a. Loehr Choose which Defense.gov products you want delivered to your inbox. Military operations ended in early November (Note: that C/2-325 did not deploy due to being a newly formed COHORT unit, in its place B/2-505 deployed, landing at Point Salines. The 82nd Airborne Division is the U.S. Army's most strategically mobile division.[3]. The 3d BCT, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) was extended for 120 days to increase the troop strength against the Taliban spring offensive. 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[103][104], On 31 December 2019, approximately 750 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne's Immediate Response Force were authorized to be deployed to Iraq in response to recent events which saw the United States' embassy in the country stormed. The deployment would end a month later (March 2007).[94]. [citation needed]. [23] Due to these circumstances, the 82nd Airborne Division was forced to withdrawal for the first time in its combat history. He most recently served as commander, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, Afghanistan. Marshall, S. L. A., Carl Sandburg, and H. Garver Miller. To compensate for the abrupt departures from home for those who elected to stay with the unit, the Army authorized a month leave at the soldiers' own expense or a two-week leave with government aircraft provided for special flights back to North Carolina. In June 2002, elements of the division headquarters and TF Panther (HQ 3d Brigade; 1504th INF, 1505th INF, 3505th INF, 1319th FA) deployed to Afghanistan. Brig. According to the U.S. Army Europe and Africa, Atlantic Resolve is funded by the European Deterrence Initiative, which enables the U.S. to enhance deterrence, increase readiness and support NATO.. The invasion of Panama was the first combat deployment for the AH-64, the HMMWV, and the F-117A. This plan is designed to follow the U.S. Army's restructuring plan to go from being division-based to brigade-based. [100] Since 11 September 2001, the division has lost 106 paratroopers in Afghanistan and 139 paratroopers in Iraq. [11] It returned to the United States in April and May, and was demobilized and deactivated at Camp Mills, New York, on 27 May. [11], On 17 September, the St-Mihiel Operation stabilized, and the 90th Division relieved the 82nd's troops west of the Moselle River. The Corps deployed forces to the Vietnam War, including the entire 101st Airborne Division and the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne division. On 26 October and 27, the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 505th Infantry, and the 1st and 2nd Battalions (Airborne), 508th Infantry, deployed to Grenada with support units. [5], The division was next moved to the Clermont area, located west of Verdun on 24 September. As commander of the corps, he led more than 90,000 troops in four divisions, including the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, and numerous brigades. He most recently served as deputy judge advocate general, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. Lt. Gen. Edwin J. Deedrick Jr. to U.S. Military Representative to the NATO Military Committee, Belgium. The Corps headquarters provides mission command as an Army, Joint or Combined Task Force headquarters. The first 82nd unit to deploy was a task force of the 2d and 3d Battalions (Airborne), 325th Infantry. The Army began to scale down in order to return to their normal duties, leaving the control back to local authorities. Its headquarters are at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Of the 826 men who went into the Ardennes, only 110 came out. A Child Development Center was requested as the 2nd need for Fort Bragg. On 23 February, 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers protected the XVIII Airborne Corps flank as fast-moving armor and mechanized units moved deep inside south-western Iraq. Deputy Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Commanding General, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and Fort Drum, Fort Drum, New York and Operation FREEDOM'S SENTINEL, Afghanistan, Director, Force Management, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, United States Army, Washington, DC, Director, Joint and Integration, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, Washington, DC, Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), 2nd Infantry Division (Combined), Eighth Army, Republic of Korea, Deputy Commanding General, United States Army Cadet Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky. They were joined by the 62nd Volksgrenadier Division. On 10 October, it relieved troops of 1st Division on the right, north of Flville, as far as a new boundary extending north and south through Sommerance. In December 2013, elements of the 4th Brigade deployed again to Afghanistan and they were joined by the 1st Brigade in spring 2014. The paratroopers began redeployment to Fort Bragg on 12 January 1990. General Kurilla previously commanded the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry (Stryker), 2nd Ranger Battalion, the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 82nd Airborne Division, and the XVIII Airborne Corps. The division later served in World War II where, in August 1942, it was reconstituted as the first airborne division of the U.S. Army and fought in numerous campaigns during the war. The 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions have served with the corps since the 1950s. [96] Paratroopers distributed water and food during the 2010 Haiti earthquake relief.[97]. 2344 Battery B, 3d Battalion, 18th Field Artillery (212th Field Artillery Brigade) has M-109A4 155mm howitzer B-14 catch fire and explode near FAYSAL Range at TL 3213; crew escapes uninjured.. Members of the international press and local reporters from WRAL-TV and the Fayetteville Observer were also embedded with the 82nd Airborne. Zinsmeister, Karl, Dan Jurgens, and Raul Trevino. After 11 September attacks on the United States, the 82nd's 49th Public Affairs Detachment deployed to Afghanistan in October 2001 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom along with several individual 82nd soldiers who deployed to the Central Command area of responsibility to support combat operations. The 82nd airborne was among the first military units to be mobilized in response to this escalation and tensions. He most recently served as commanding general, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and Fort Drum, Fort Drum, New York. [citation needed], On 20 December 1989, the "All-American", as part of the United States invasion of Panama, conducted their first combat jump since World War II onto Torrijos International Airport, Panama. Elements of the division were located in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. If it did outflank the 82nd, it could have opened a corridor and reached the stranded yet still powerful Kampfgruppe. When calls cannot be answered immediately the MEO professional will respond within 24 hours. David E. Hickman, on 14 November 2011. [citation needed]. About 5,000 paratroopers commanded by Major General William B. Caldwell IV, operated out of New Orleans International Airport. To ease the integration of replacement troops, rest, and refitting following the fighting in Italy, the 504th PIR did not rejoin the division for the invasion. XVIII Airborne Corps will operate on a half-day schedule from: 20-22 December 2021 and 27-29 December 2021. XVIII Airborne Corps was deployed from January 2005 to January 2006 to Baghdad, Iraq, where it served as the Multi-National Corps Iraq. The 82nd Airborne Division secured several other key objectives such as Madden Dam, El Ranacer Prison, Gatun Locks, Gamboa and Fort Cimarron. MACV had no paratroopers to replace them, and overnight the brigade was transformed into a separate light infantry brigade, airborne in name only. Among them was Colonel Emory Jenison Pike of the 321st Machine Gun Battalion, the first member of the 82nd to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Soon after, the rest of the division followed. Units therefore must leave to find other alternative locations for training. Extended to 15-month deployment, 4th BCT, which included 1508th Infantry Regiment, 2508th Infantry Regiment, and 473rd Cavalry Regiment, 2321st Field Artillery, and 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, was commanded by then Col. Martin P. Schweitzer and remained in Khowst Province from January 2007 until April 2008. For the first ever, the XVIII Airborne Corps will partner with Army Futures Command (AFC) to co-host the seventh installment of the innovative series "Dragon's Lair.". Elements of 2d Brigade were among the last US combat units to withdraw from Baghdad. 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, United States Army Command and General Staff College, "Brig. Dispersed throughout the country, 1st battalion was attached to various Special Operations elements. [10], Brigadier General William P. Burnham, who had previously commanded the 164th Brigade, led the division during most of its training and its movement to Europe. COL. John M. Wilcox Paratroopers who had just returned from Vietnam now found themselves suddenly going back. Leonard Funk 508th P.I.R, WW2 Medal of Honor recipient and credited as the most highly decorated U.S. Army Airborne soldier of the Second World War. They killed and wounded many civilians. last American service member to leave Afghanistan, specializes in joint forcible entry operations, Deputy commander of 82nd Airborne Division is promoted. During the operation, 19-year-old Private John R. Towle of the 504th PIR was posthumously awarded the 82nd Airborne Division's second Medal of Honor of World War II. [15] Under Major General Bradley, the 82nd Division's Chief of Staff was George Van Pope.[16]. [47], On 21 December 2016, Stars and Stripes reported that in August the XVIII Airborne Corps deployed to Iraq for Operation Inherent Resolve, in December this included the XVIII Airborne Corps headquarters and the 1st Special Forces Command, which is deployed as the Special Operations Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve. Brig. Fort Bragg, N.C. Dr. Kevin L. Griess It was ordered into active service on 25 March 1942, and reorganized at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, under the command of Major General Omar Bradley. On 16 December 1944, the Germans launched a surprise offensive through the Ardennes Forest, which became known as the Battle of the Bulge. Gen. Eric P. Delange will be assigned as director, cyberspace operations, Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. 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