5:87th Infantry

The 5th Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment (5/87th Infantry) has a distinguished lineage within the United States Army, originally activated during World War II as part of the 10th Mountain Division. It served with valor in the Italian campaign, notably participating in the battles of the North Apennines and the Po Valley. Reactivated several times throughout the Cold War, the battalion later became renowned for its service in Panama, where it played a key role in Operation Just Cause in 1989. During its Panama tenure, the 5/87th Infantry was a cornerstone of jungle warfare training and regional security operations until its inactivation in the late 1990s.