NOTE:
The number of battalions in a given type division is not fixed. The actual
number of combat maneuver battalions assigned by the Department of the
Army to a given division is dependent upon the anticipated mission of the
division and budgetary constraints.
Figure 2-1. Type divisions.
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MISSIONS, CAPABILITIES, AND LIMITATIONS
a. Infantry Division.
(1) Mission. To destroy enemy armed forces and to control land area,
including population and resources.
(2)
Capabilities. This unit has the following capabilities:
(a) Conducts sustained combat operations against comparably
equipped ground forces in difficult weather or terrain.
(b)
Conducts airmobile operations, when provided necessary Army
airlift.
(c)
Operates as part of a joint task force in amphibious operations
(d) Conducts air-landed operations as part of a joint task force.
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