A new emphasis was placed on the continent's western defenses and the division deployed its 3rd Brigade to Arizona.
The division has deployed more soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan than any other in the Army.
Littler's division appeared in the late afternoon, and deployed on the left of the British line.
Within several months the division deployed to the Republic of Vietnam.
Limited by a supply line that depended entirely upon air support, the division could only deploy two brigades, the 21st and 25th.
An entire airborne division -a total of 15,000 men -had already deployed to a secret base in southern Texas.
The division again deployed for another year long tour at Camp Fallujah from 2007 to 2008.
Gordon's division was still deploying and could not support the attack.
Since its reactivation the division and/or elements of the division have deployed numerous times since.
She and her division then deployed to the Caribbean from 2 June to 18 October.
