87th Infantry Regiment
Modern Era, United States, Infantry
The 87th Infantry Regiment is best known through the mountain-infantry tradition of the modern U.S. Army. It became closely associated with the 10th Mountain Division and with the specialized cold-weather and mountain warfare identity that set that division apart from most of the Army.
Its modern history therefore differs from many other higher-numbered regiments. Instead of serving mainly as an abstract lineage, the 87th Infantry remained tied to one of the Army's most distinctive active divisions and later carried that identity into the post-Cold War era.
The regiment stands as one of the clearest examples in this number range of a lineage with a recognizable specialty and continuing operational identity.
Battalion Page
A dedicated battalion subpage now collects the regiment's known battalion icons and short battalion sketches for the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions. Open the 87th Infantry Regiment Battalions page.