1st Infantry Division (United States)

1st Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division
	Insignia of the 1st Infantry Division
Active	24 May 1917 - present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Combined arms
Size	Division
Part of	III Armored Corps
Garrison/HQ	Fort Riley, Kansas
Nickname(s)	"The Big Red One" (abbreviated "BRO"); "The Bloody First"
Motto(s)	No Mission Too Difficult. No Sacrifice Too Great. Duty First!
March	"The Big Red One Song"
Mascot(s)	Rags
Engagements	World War I Montdidier-Noyon; Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; ; World War II Algeria-French Morocco; Tunisia; Italian campaign; Operation Husky Battle of Troina; ; Operation Overlord; Northern France Operation Cobra; ; Rhineland Battle of the Mons pocket; Battle of Aachen; ; Battle of Hürtgen Forest; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe Operation Lumberjack; Battle of Remagen; ; ; Vietnam War Tet Offensive; ; Gulf War Operation Desert Storm; Battle of 73 Easting; Battle of Norfolk; ; Global War on Terrorism Iraq War First Battle of Fallujah; Second Battle of Fallujah; Battle of Ramadi; ; War in Afghanistan; Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Freedom's Sentinel; Operation Inherent Resolve; ;
Website	1id.army.mil; Leadership
Commanders
Commanding General	Major General John V. Meyer III
Deputy Commanding General	Brigadier General Niave F. Knell
Command Sergeant Major	Command Sergeant Major Derek Noyes
Insignia
Subdued shoulder sleeve insignia, worn on ACU
Combat Service Identification Badge
Distinctive unit insignia
Flag

The 1st Infantry Division (1ID) is a combined arms division of the United States Army, and is the oldest continuously serving division in the Regular Army. It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I. It was officially nicknamed "The Big Red One" (abbreviated "BRO") after its shoulder patch and is also nicknamed "The Fighting First." The division has also received troop monikers of "The Big Dead One" and "The Bloody First" as puns on the respective officially sanctioned nicknames. It is currently based at Fort Riley, Kansas.

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