2nd Infantry Division (United States)

2nd Infantry Division
2nd ID Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	1917 - present
Country	United States  South Korea
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Headquarters
Size	Division
Part of	Eighth Army
Garrison/HQ	Camp Humphreys, South Korea (HQ) Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, U.S.
Nickname(s)	"Indianhead"[1]
Motto(s)	"Second to None"
Colors	Red and blue
March	"Warrior March"
Engagements	World War I Aisne Belleau Wood Aisne-Marne St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne World War II Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe Korean War Battle of Pusan Perimeter Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River First and Second Battles of Wonju Battle of Chipyong-ni Battle of Bloody Ridge Battle of Heartbreak Ridge Korean DMZ Conflict War on Terrorism Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Website	Facebook page
Commanders
Current commander	Major General William D. Taylor[2]
Deputy Commanding Officer – Maneuver	Colonel Robert S. Brown
Deputy Commanding General – Support	Colonel Brandon Anderson
Deputy Commanding General – ROKA	Brigadier General Jeong Hyeok Kim, ROK Army
Command Sergeant Major	Command Sergeant Major Kenneth R. Franco
Notable commanders	Complete list of commanders
Insignia
Combat service identification badge
Distinctive insignia
Flag
2nd ID and 16th MIB (ROKA) Combined Div HQ Tab

The 2nd Infantry Division (2ID, 2nd ID) ("Indianhead")^[1] is a formation of the United States Army. Since the 1960s, its current primary mission is the pre-emptive defense of South Korea in the event of an invasion from North Korea. There are approximately 17,000 soldiers in the 2nd Infantry Division, with 10,000 of them stationed in South Korea, accounting for about 35% of the United States Forces Korea personnel.^[3] Denoted the 2nd Infantry Division-ROK/U.S. Combined Division (2ID/RUCD), the division is augmented by rotational Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs) from other U.S. Army divisions.^[4][5][6]

The 2nd Infantry Division is unique in that it is the only U.S. Army division that is made up partially of South Korean soldiers, called KATUSA (Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army). This program began in 1950 by agreement with the first South Korean president, Syngman Rhee. Some 27,000 KATUSAs served with the U.S. forces at the end of the Korean War. As of May 2006, approximately 1,100 KATUSA soldiers serve with the 2ID. There were also more than 4,748 Dutch soldiers assigned to the division between 1950 and 1954.^[7][8]