B.Co 4:68th LT.ABN ARMOR, FT BRAGG, N.C.

B Company, 4th Battalion, 68th Armor (Light Airborne), was a unique armored unit stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Activated in the 1980s, the company was part of the 82nd Airborne Division and specialized in deploying light armor, such as the M551 Sheridan tank, by parachute or air landing to support airborne operations. The unit conducted intensive training in rapid deployment, airdrop tactics, and close coordination with airborne infantry. B Co 4/68th played a key role in maintaining the division’s ability to project armored firepower anywhere in the world, until its deactivation in the early 1990s as the Army transitioned away from the airborne armor concept.