The 502nd Infantry Regiment (502nd INF) was established after the outbreak of World War II, and assigned as a regiment of the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army. The regiment saw substantial action in the European Theater of World War II. Reactivating in a new form in 1956, the 502nd Infantry has served in theVietnam War, the first Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. It was removed from parachute status with the rest of the 101st Airborne Division in 1969, and since 1974, the regiment has been classified as an Air Assault unit. Currently, its 1st and 2nd Battalions are active. Both battalions are assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).
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