Big Red One is hardly understood by their enemies, especially the domestic one:
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.[5] It has seen continuous service since its organization in 1917 during World War I.[6] It was officially nicknamed "The Big Red One" (abbreviated "BRO"[2]) after its shoulder patch[6] and is also nicknamed "The Fighting First".[6] 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.
The 1st Infantry Division was first deployed to fight in France in World War I, fought extensively in Africa, Italy, France, and Germany during World War II, and participated extensively during United States' campaigns in the Vietnam War. The 1st Infantry was stationed in what became West Germany from 1945 to 1955, and its units rotated to West Germany throughout the remainder of the Cold War. It subsequently deployed to fight in the Gulf War, the Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan. 37 members of the "Big Red One" have been awarded the Medal of Honor, making the 1st Infantry one of the U.S. Army's most honored divisions [1].
World War I
A few weeks after the American entry into World War I, the First Expeditionary Division, later designated as the 1st Infantry Division, was constituted on 24 May 1917, in the Regular Army, and was organized on 8 June 1917, at Fort Jay, on Governors Island in New York harbor under the command of Brigadier General William L. Sibert.
Fort Jay is situated on Governors Island (which was known as Nutten Island from 1664 to 1784, based on Dutch Noten Eylandt for "Nut Island"). Specifically, the fort is located on the site of earthworks originally built to defend New York City during the American Revolution. General Israel Putnam constructed the first earthen fortification on this site starting in April 1776, and armed it with eight cannons for the defense of New York Harbor.
You do not know whom you are up against, GeStaPos. Big Red One does not derive from the Cavalry, those guarding the Track West. The original layout continous existing fitting into modern needs:
The original table of organization and equipment (TO&E) included two organic infantry brigades of two infantry regiments each, one engineer battalion; one signal battalion; one trench mortar battery; one field artillery brigade of three field artillery regiments; one air squadron; and a full division train.
Big Red One comes from the coast line, from Marines, from protecting trade harbours and thereby civilians. Every Pirate Captain knows to attack a Fort with a ship is a bad idea facing stone from wood walls. Pirate Towns had civilians that would face torture if captured. This made Pirates think a lot about protection and defense, about hiding and seeking.
Since ever Big Red One had its own tests, exercises and training routines. They swim like Marine Divers, fly like Air Force Pilots and ride like the Cavalry, but no one matches their Reconnaissance responsible for collecting the most important to protect: Information, Knowledge and Understanding.
Back down, in some wars no prisoners are taken. Go Suicide Nazi.
