Operation Golden Pheasant
Operation Golden Pheasant was an emergency deployment of U.S. troops to Honduras in 1988, in response to Nicaraguan attacks on Contra logistics in Honduras.
Members of the U.S. Army 1st and 2nd Battalions, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division jump from USAF Lockheed C-141B Starlifter aircraft on 1 March 1988
504th Infantry Regiment (United States)
Current Commanders:
Men of the 504th prepare a weapon for stowage aboard a glider in April 1943.
Men of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment patrolling in Sicily, July 1943.
Men of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment prepare to fire an 81mm mortar during the battle for Italy, September 1943.
Men of the 504th Regimental Demolition Platoon keep a close eye while a demolitions expert searches for hidden S-mines on the slope of Hill 1017, November 1943.