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{{значения|18-й полк}}
{{Воинское формирование
| название = 18-й пехотный полк
| оригинал = {{lang-en|18th Infantry Regiment}}
| изображение = 18 Infantry Regiment COA.png
| подпись = Герб 18-го пехотного полка
| годы = [[1861]]—{{н.в.}}
| страна = {{флагификация|США}}
| подчинение = {{Флаг|США|армия}} [[Армия США]]
| в составе = [[Файл:US 1st Infantry Division SSI.svg|22px]] [[1-я пехотная дивизия (США)|1-я пехотная дивизия]]
| тип = [[механизированная пехота]]
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| роль = наземные операции
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| размещение = 1-й батальон: {{нп5|Форт-Райли||en|Fort Riley}}, [[Канзас]]
| прозвище = Авангард ({{lang-en|Vanguards}})
| покровитель = 
| девиз = До последнего патрона! ({{lang-en|Til the Last Round!}}), Готовы ко всему ({{lang-la|In omnia paratus}})
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| войны = 
* [[Гражданская война]]
* [[Индейские войны]]
* [[Испано-американская война]]
* [[Филиппино-американская война]]
* [[Первая мировая война]]
* [[Вторая мировая война]]
* [[Вьетнамская война]]
* [[Война в Персидском заливе]]
* [[Иракская война]]
* [[Война в Афганистане (2001—2021)]]
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* [[Операция «Факел»]]
* [[Тунисская кампания]]
* [[Сицилийская операция]]
* [[Операция «Оверлорд»]]
* [[Прорыв линии Зигфрида]]
* [[Арденнская операция (1944—1945)]]
* [[Центрально-Европейская операция]]
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| нынешний_командир = 
| известные_командиры = [[#Командиры|см. ниже]]
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'''18-й пехотный полк''' ({{lang-en|18th Infantry Regiment}}) — воинская часть [[Армия США|Армии США]], существующая с [[1861 год]]а. Фактически при действующей {{нп5|Полковая система Армии США|полковой системе Армии США|en|U.S. Army Regimental System}} в состав 18-го пехотного полка входит только один батальон. Сам полк входит в [[1-я пехотная дивизия (США)|1-ю пехотную дивизию]] [[Армия США|Армии США]].

== История ==
18-й полк был одним из девяти новых полков, созданных в рамках увеличения [[Регулярная армия США|Регулярной армии]] в 1861 году. Своё боевое крещение полк получил [[24 апреля]] [[1862 год]]а в ходе [[Гражданская война в США|Гражданской войны в США]]. В дальнейшем участвовал в ряде других военных конфликтов:

* [[Индейские войны]]
* [[Испано-американская война]]
* [[Филиппино-американская война]]
* [[Первая мировая война]]
* [[Вторая мировая война]] — воевал [[Североафриканская кампания|в Северной Африке]] и [[Сицилийская операция|на Сицилии]], 6 июня 1944 года высадился в Нормандии на [[Омаха-бич|пляже Омаха]]. Солдаты полка охраняли зал заседаний во время [[Нюрнбергский процесс|Нюрнбергского процесса]].
* [[Война во Вьетнаме]] — дислоцировался в тактической зоне III корпуса [[Южный Вьетнам|Южного Вьетнама]] ([[Сайгон]] и прилегающие провинции)
* [[Война в Персидском заливе]]
* [[Война в Афганистане (2001—2021)|Война в Афганистане]]
* [[Иракская война]]

Полк находится в составе [[1-я пехотная дивизия США|1-й пехотной дивизии]] с момента её образования в [[1917 год]]у. В настоящее время 1-й батальон 18-го полка базируется в {{Нп5|Форт-Райли||en|Fort Riley}} (штат [[Канзас]]). 2-й батальон до 2012 года был дислоцирован в [[Баумхольдер]]е ([[ФРГ]]), затем был расформирован.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stripes.com/news/for-baumholder-s-170th-brigade-a-low-key-goodbye-1.192478 |title=For Baumholder’s 170th Brigade, a low-key goodbye |author=Matt Millham |lang=en |website=[[Stars and Stripes (газета)|Stars and Stripes]]|access-date=2015-05-27 |archive-date=2015-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722164302/http://www.stripes.com/news/for-baumholder-s-170th-brigade-a-low-key-goodbye-1.192478 |deadlink=no }}</ref>

[[Файл:2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade-6.jpeg|thumb|Солдаты полка на параде на Красной площади в Москве 9 мая 2010 года]]
[[9 мая]] [[2010 год]]а солдаты 2-го батальона 18-го пехотного полка приняли участие в [[Парад на Красной площади 9 мая 2010 года|параде на Красной площади]], посвящённом 65-й годовщине победы в [[Великая Отечественная война|Великой Отечественной войне]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www1.voanews.com/russian/news/American-Soldiers-VK-2010-04-27-92213069.html |title=Американские пехотинцы примут участие в параде на Красной площади |accessdate=2010-04-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100512163059/http://www1.voanews.com/russian/news/American-Soldiers-VK-2010-04-27-92213069.html |archivedate=2010-05-12 |deadlink=yes }}</ref>

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=== Гражданская война ===
Как и многие другие регулярные полки [[Армия Союза|Армии Союза]], он был сформирован в июле 1861 года в Огайо в составе Регулярной бригады {{нп5|Регулярная армия США|Регулярной армии|en|Regular Army (United States)}} в лагере {{нп5|Кэмп-Томас||en|Camp Thomas}}. Он участвовал в боях на [[Западный театр военных действий Гражданской войны в США|Западном театре военных действий]] в составе {{нп5|14-й корпус (Армия Союза)|14-го корпуса|en|XIV Corps (Union Army)}}.

* Participated in the Western Campaigns of the War as a part of the US XIV Army Corps Under MG George Thomas, MG John M. Palmer and MG Jefferson C. Davis.

Perryville, KY; Stones River, TN; Chickamauga, GA; Chattanooga, TN; Campaign for Atlanta.

*Utoy Creek GA 5 August 1864 as part of Johnsons 1st Division, XIV Army Corps under MG John M Palmer the Regular Brigade was cited for making a crossing of North Utoy Creek under fire assaulting and driving Armstrong's Confederate Cavalry Brigade Dismounted from their position at Peyton Road. 15th and 18th US Infantry were cited for this action in the Official Records.  The Battalion and Regular Brigade and participated in the initial attack 5 August 1864 south of Atlanta at the battle of Utoy Creek, GA in an attempt to break the main siege lines in Atlanta protecting the Railroads at East Point, GA.  Conducted a feint assault 6 August 1864 to support XXIII Corps Attack at Utoy Creek and participated in the three-week Siege of Atlanta along high ground east of Utoy Creek in SW Atlanta near Willis Mill and Adams Park, GA (Near Current Fort McPherson, GA).<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=18723| title = The Valley of Utoy Creek}}</ref>

===Indian Wars===
* '''[[Fetterman Massacre]].''' On 21 December 1866, CPT [[William J. Fetterman]] took command of a composite force consisting of the former battalion quartermaster, Captain Frederick Brown, 2nd Lt. George Grummond, 49 enlisted troops of the 18th Infantry, 27 men of the [[2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States)|2nd Cavalry Regiment]], and 2 civilian scouts.  Ignoring his orders not to venture beyond Lodge Trail Ridge (out of sight and support distance from the fort), Fetterman pursued a small band of Sioux and was lured into an ambush. He found himself facing approximately 2,000 Indians. Within 20&nbsp;minutes, Fetterman and his command had been wiped out.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site |url=http://www.philkearny.vcn.com/fettermanfight.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426210134/http://www.philkearny.vcn.com/fettermanfight.htm |archive-date=2009-04-26 |url-status=dead |access-date=2009-06-23 }}</ref>

===World War II===
* '''[[North African campaign]].''' On 8 November 1942, the 18th Infantry Regiment (part of the [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]]) went ashore at [[Operation Torch|Oran, Algeria]]. Ensuring that the 18th was one of the first U.S. Army infantry units to engage in combat against Axis forces. The regiment (or elements of the regiment) would experience heavy action over the following seven months at [[Maktar]], [[Tebourba]], [[Medjez el Bab]], the [[Battle of Kasserine Pass]] (where American forces were pushed back), and [[Gafsa]]. It also participated at [[Battle of El Guettar|El Guettar]], [[Béja]], and [[Mateur]]. The 18th Infantry Regiment was in combat in the [[Tunisian Campaign]] from 21 January 1943 to 9 May 1943, helping secure Tunisia for the Allies.
* '''[[Allied invasion of Sicily|Invasion of Sicily]].'''  The regiment participated in [[Battle of Gela (1943)|The Battle of Gela]] (10 - 12 May 1943) where it withstood heavy counterattacks from Italian and German forces. On 7 August 1943, the 18th Infantry Regiment captured [[Mount Pellegrino]] which overlooked the Troina defenses allowing accurate direction of Allied artillery.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr.|author2=Friedrich Von Stauffenberg|title=The Battle of Sicily: How the Allies Lost Their Chance for Total Victory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-pfHDCuYzfIC&pg=PA263|year=2007|publisher=Stackpole Books|isbn=978-0-8117-3403-5|page=264}}</ref>
* '''[[Invasion of Normandy]].''' The 18th Infantry Regiment was part of the landing forces that participated in the initial onset of Operation Overlord. The 18th Regimental Combat Team (RCT) was part of the [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]] forces that stormed [[Omaha Beach]]. The regiment was scheduled to land at 09:30 on Easy Red. The first battalion to land, 2/18, arrived at the E-1 draw 30&nbsp;minutes late after a difficult passage through the congestion off shore. Casualties were light, though despite the existence of a narrow channel through the beach obstacles the ramps and mines there accounted for the loss 22 LCVP's, 2 LCI(L)'s and 4 LCT's. Supported by tank and subsequent naval fire, the newly arrived troops took the surrender of the last strong point defending the entrance to the E-1 draw at 11:30. Although a usable exit was finally opened, congestion prevented an early exploitation inland. The three battalions of the 115th RCT, scheduled to land from 10:30 on Dog Red and Easy Green came in together and on top of the 18th RCT landings at Easy Red. The confusion prevented the remaining two battalions of the 18th RCT from landing until 13:00 and delayed the move off the beach of all but 2/18, which had exited the beach further east before noon, until 14:00. Even then, this movement was hampered by mines and enemy positions still in action further up the draw.<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/100-11/ch4.htm |chapter=Chapter 4: Assault of the Bluffs |url=http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/100-11/100-11.htm#cont |title=Omaha Beachhead |access-date=2007-06-10 |publisher=[[United States Army Center of Military History]] |year=1994 |orig-year=1945 |pages=82–85 |id=CMH Pub 100-11 |location=Washington, D.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622050041/http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/100-11/ch4.htm |archive-date=2009-06-22 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/070/70-117-1/CMH_70-117-1.pdf| title = Reference at www.history.army.mil}}</ref>
[[File:Omaha beach easy red.jpg|thumb|right|Easy Red sector of the Omaha Beach landings, 6 June 1944]]
*'''[[Western Front (World War II)|Northwest Europe]]''' The 18th Infantry Regiment would experience almost eleven months of continual combat operations from [[Operation Overlord|the allied invasion of Normandy]] (June 6, 1944) to [[End of World War II in Europe|the end of World War II in Europe]] in May 1945. Among the many actions that the regiment participated in were [[Battle of Aachen]], [[Battle of Hürtgen Forest]], [[The Battle of the Bulge]] and crossing at the [[Battle of Remagen|Remagen]] bridgehead 15–16 March 1945.

===Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm===
*  The 1st BN 18th Inf was assigned to the 197th Inf Bde Sep in Jul 1990 at Ft Benning Ga. 
* In September 1990, the 197th Infantry Brigade (M)(S) deployed from Fort Benning Georgia to Saudi Arabia, attached to the 24th Infantry Division in defense of the Arabian kingdom during Operation Desert Shield.  The combat units of the 197th included 1st Bn 18th Inf Regt (1/18), 2nd Bn 18th Inf Regt (2/18), 4/41 Field Artillery and 2/69 Armor.
* During Operation Desert Storm, the 24th ID was the right flank of the XVIII Airborne Corps' push into Iraq.  As the division pushed north, elements of the 197th engaged the enemy in Basra during the offensive, to include soldiers from 1/18.
* Upon returning from ODS/S, the 197th Infantry Brigade transitioned to become the 3rd Brigade of the 24th Infantry Division.  Soldiers who deployed to ODS/S, as a result of the attachment to the 24th ID, are authorized to wear the combat patch for either the 197th Infantry Brigade or the 24th ID.
December 1990, Elements of 5/18, and 4/18 Brigade deployed from NATO in Europe to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Operations Desert Shield, engaging into Iraq and Kuwait for Desert Storm and Provide Comfort.  Units were inactivated shortly after Jun 1991.

===Global War on Terror===
* '''Operation Iraqi Freedom II.'''  In January 2004 the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment deployed as part of the [[2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (United States)|2nd "Dagger" Brigade Combat Team]], [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]] from their home station in Schweinfurt, Germany for OIF II.  1–18 Infantry redeployed to Schweinfurt, Germany in February 2005.
* The battalion commander, then-Lieutenant Colonel [[Jeffrey Allen Sinclair|Jeffrey Sinclair]] was quoted in [[The Age]] (Melbourne, Australia) regarding use of money to fight the Iraqi insurgency:<ref>Doug Struck, {{cite web| url = http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/26/1090693898840.html?from=storylhs| title = U.S. finds new weapon in Iraq – cash}}, July 2004.</ref>

<blockquote>Lieutenant-Colonel, commander of the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment in Tikrit, paid $US500 to a driver to get his car repaired; paid "benevolent" money to the family of a victim of violence; paid people to clean streets; bought soccer kits for a team and repaired a swimming pool. Other officers have given money to ice-cream vendors, chicken farmers and hardware suppliers to get their businesses going. "I'm trying to give them something to do rather than take shots at someone," said Colonel Sinclair, who said he gets $US50,000 every three or four weeks to distribute. "It's not bribery. It's priming the pump. And it works well." The cash incentive scheme comes as some top officers are questioning whether the practice of keeping their troops highly visible in Iraq is doing more harm than good.</blockquote>

* '''Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08.'''  On 1 September 2006 the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment deployed as part of the [[2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (United States)|2nd "Dagger" Brigade Combat Team]], [[1st Infantry Division (United States)|1st Infantry Division]] from their home station in Schweinfurt, Germany for OIF 06-08.  The battalion was task organized, sending Company B to Ramadi, Iraq with Task Force 1–77 AR and in return receiving Company A, [[77th Armor Regiment (United States)|1–77 Armor]], a [[Forward observer|Fire Support Team]] from [[7th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)|1–7 Field Artillery]], a platoon of [[combat engineers]] from [[9th Engineer Battalion (United States)|9th Engineer Battalion]], and a Maintenance Support Team for 299th Forward Support Battalion.  Task Force 1–18 Infantry moved north into Iraq on 19 October 2006 and occupied [[Forward Operating Base Falcon|FOB Falcon]], [[Baghdad]].  The battalion task force conducted combat operation in the Al Rasheed district of southwest Baghdad until 21 November 2007, when it redeployed back to [[Schweinfurt]], Germany.
* '''Operation Iraqi Freedom 2008–2009''' 1st Battalion was sent to Baghdad in support of combat operations. There they helped the Iraqi Army through elections and policing actions. Headquartered at Camp Justice with several "FOBs" in the north western part of the city.
* '''Operation Enduring Freedom 08-09.''' In 2008 the 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment was part of Combined Joint Force Task 101 in Afghanistan. They operated in Khost, Kunar, Kandahar and Kabul provinces for most of their times in the Chapa Dara and Chahar Dara district before the large offensive.
* '''Operation New Dawn, Iraq, 2010-2011'''. 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry deployed in NOV 2010 to NOV 2011 as part of the Dagger Brigade (2/1ID). The battalion's mission was to partner with the 9th and 11th Iraqi Army Divisions to increase their operational capabilities. The efforts of the battalion and its Military Transition Teams were instrumental in the continued development of those forces and their ability to provide security for Iraq.  On June 6, the sniper section, attached to 1-7FA at Camp Loyalty, attempted to engage insurgents who launched an IRAM (improvised, rocket-assisted, munition) attack that killed several Soldiers and friends. Barbaric operated at OLD MOD, Chaos operated at FOB Hammer, Dog operated at Rustimiyah until late January 2011 when it rejoined Apocalypse, Phantom, and HHC at Camp Taji, Iraq. Barbaric led the movement of the battalion's motorized equipment to Kuwait during the retrograde operations from Iraq to Kuwait in October 2011. The Vanguards redeployed to Fort Riley, KS in November, 2011 and began preparations for its next mission.
* '''Operation Enduring Freedom, Horn of Africa, 2013-14'''. 1–18 IN deployed to the Horn of Africa in December 2013 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom – HOA.  The battalion secured key facilities, trained partner nation military forces throughout East Africa and manned the East African Response Force (EARF).  Almost immediately upon arrival in theater, the Department of State requested security support in Juba, South Sudan.  The EARF deployed to Juba and helped secure the Embassy from December 2013 to April 2014.  During this mission, the battalion helped evacuate over 700 US and several other nations' citizens. Along with the All Powerful White 3 shooting a remarkable Table VI gunnery receiving the Distinguished score of 943, thus earning the Crew’s God given right in naming their BFV “ATM.”

===Victory Day===
[[File:2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade-6.jpeg|thumb|At the [[2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade]]]]
{{further|2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade}}
On 9 May 2010, a detachment led by Captain Matthew Strand from the 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment represented the United States in Russia's [[Victory Day (9 May)|Victory Day]] parade across [[Red Square]] at the request of [[Russian Minister of Defence]] [[Anatoly Serdyukov]] in a letter to U.S. [[United States Secretary of Defense|Secretary of Defense]] [[Robert Gates]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.army.mil/article-amp/38703/us_army_europe_soldiers_marching_into_history_in_moscow| title = U.S. Army Europe Soldiers marching into history in Moscow}}</ref><ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8670589.stm |work=BBC News |title=Foreign troops join Russia parade |date=2010-05-09|access-date=2010-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509101713/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8670589.stm |archive-date=2010-05-09|url-status=live }}</ref> They were joined by British, French, and Polish troops as well as detachments from the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] member states.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk"/> Labeled by Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] as the "Anti-Hitler Coalition," it marked the first time in history that American and [[NATO]] troops joined the [[Russian Military]] in the 9 May parade.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}} A member of the contingent from [[Kemah, Texas]], Russian-born [[1st Lieutenant]] Ilya Ivanov, is a descendant of Major Alexander Peteryaev, a platoon leader in the Soviet [[Red Army]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.1tv.ru/news/2010-05-10/143876-65_let_v_stroyu_kak_strana_otmetila_yubiley_velikoy_pobedy| title = 65 лет в строю — как страна отметила юбилей Великой Победы. Новости. Первый канал}}</ref> The Head of the [[Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation|Military University of the Russian Ministry of Defense]], Colonel General Valery Marchenkov later awarded to soldiers for their participation in the parade.
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== Структура полка ==
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В настоящее время 18-й пехотный полк представлен одним батальоном. Полковой штаб-квартиры нет. Исторически в составе полка были четыре батальона:
* 1-й батальон. Гарнизон — {{нп5|Форт-Райли||en|Fort Riley}}, [[Канзас]]. Несёт службу вместе со 2-й боевой бригадной командой «Кинжал» ({{lang-en|2nd "Dagger" Brigade Combat Team}}) 1-й пехотной дивизии. Общевойсковой батальон.
* 2-й батальон. Гарнизон — [[Баумхольдер]], [[ФРГ]]. Входил в состав 170-й отдельной пехотной бригадной боевой команды ({{lang-en|170th infantry Brigade Combat Team (Separate)}}). Расформирован вместе с бригадой в 2012 году.
* 3-й батальон. Гарнизон — [[Лоренс (Массачусетс)|Лоренс]], [[Массачусетс]]. Входил в состав 187-й пехотной бригады 94-го резервного армейского командования ({{lang-en|187th Infantry Brigade, 94th Army Reserve Command}}). Существовал в 1963—1994 годах.
* 4-й батальон. Вместе со 2-м и 3-м батальонами 6-го пехотного полка входил в состав Берлинской бригады, нёсшей службу в [[Западный Берлин|Западном Берлине]] в 1960-е годы. Позже преобразован в 4-й батальон 6-го пехотного полка.

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* Constituted 3 May 1861, in the [[Regular Army (United States)|Regular Army]] as the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment.
* Organized 22 July 1861, at [[Camp Thomas (Ohio)|Camp Thomas]], [[Ohio]]
* Reorganized and redesignated 21 September 1866, as the 18th Infantry
* Consolidated in April 1869 with the 25th Infantry (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 18th Infantry
* Assigned 8 June 1917, to the 1st Expeditionary Division (later redesignated as the 1st Infantry Division)
* Relieved 15 February 1957, from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
* Withdrawn 16 June 1989, from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System

=== ANNEX ===
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* Constituted 3 May 1861, in the Regular Army as the 2d Battalion, [[16th Infantry Regiment (United States)|16th Infantry Regiment]].
* Organized 12 May 1862, at [[Camp Thomas (Ohio)|Camp Thomas]], [[Ohio]]

Assigned to the 1st Division XIV Army Corps under Major General George H. Thomas, Participated at the Battle of Chickamauga, GA as part of the Third (Regular) Brigade and was instrumental in preventing the destruction of the Union Army under Major General William Rosecrans at Chickamauga, GA Sep 1863. Participated in the operations at Chattanooga, GA and the following Atlanta Campaign assigned to the Third Brigade. Served under Brig. General John H. King and Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird's First Division and MG John M Palmer until the Attack at Utoy Creek.  The 18th US Infantry distinguished itself in its performance, along with the 15th US Infantry, in a combat water crossing at North Utoy Creek, securing the position for the 1st Division under Brigadier General Johnston 3 Aug 1864<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hmdb.org/Marker.asp?Marker=18723| title = The Valley of Utoy Creek Marker}}</ref> and participated in the preliminary and main attacks on 6 August 1864.  Involved in cutting the rail lines south of Atlanta at Rough and Ready Station (Forest Park GA 30 Aug 1864). After the Capture of Atlanta, the regiment and the rest of the Army of the Cumberland moved back in pursuit of Hood's Confederate Army into Tennessee. Involved in the [[Battle of Nashville]] and the destruction of the Confederate Army of Tennessee on 15–16 December 1864. The unit crest shows the symbol of the XIV Corps, the Acorn, adopted by Gen. George H. Thomas, "The Rock of Chickamauga."

* Reorganized and redesignated 21 September 1866, as the 25th Infantry
* Consolidated in April 1869 with the 18th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as the 18th Infantry

On 17 March 2008, 1–18 Infantry was inactivated in Schweinfurt, Germany, to be relocated to [[Fort Riley]], [[Kansas]]. On 28 March, the 18th Infantry Regimental colors were un-cased at Fort Riley, and the unit that was the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment re-flagged to 1–18 Infantry (Combined Arms Battalion). The 28 March re-flagging at Fort Riley was part of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division's re-flagging to the 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, bringing all 1st Infantry Division brigades but 3rd BCT, 1 ID to Fort Riley.

On 15 July 2009, 2–18 Infantry stood up in Baumholder, Germany as part of the 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.  The unit was stood up to replace [[6th Infantry Regiment (United States)|1–6 Infantry (Regulars)]], part 2nd Brigade of the [[1st Armored Division (United States)|1st Armored Division]].

=== Боевой путь ===
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[[Файл:First Army move up into Frauwullesheim.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Рота C, 1-й батальон 18-го пехотного полка продвигаются в сторону Фраувюллесхайма после форсирования реки [[Рур (приток Мааса)|Рур]]. 29 февраля 1945 года]]
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* Civil War:
# [[Battle of Stones River|Murfreesboro]];
# [[Battle of Chickamauga|Chickamauga]];
# [[Third Battle of Chattanooga|Chattanooga]];
# [[Atlanta Campaign]];
# [[Kentucky in the American Civil War|Kentucky]] 1862;
# [[Mississippi in the American Civil War|Mississippi]] 1862;
# [[Tennessee in the American Civil War|Tennessee]] 1863;
# [[Georgia in the American Civil War|Georgia]] 1864

* Indian Wars:
# Dakota 1867;
# Wyoming 1867;
# Montana 1881;
# Montana 1882

* Spanish–American War:
# Manila

* Philippine–American War:
# Iloilo;
# Panay 1899;
# Panay 1900

* World War I:
# Montdidier-Noyon;
# Aisne-Marne;
# [[Battle of Saint-Mihiel|St. Mihiel]];
# Meuse-Argonne;
# Lorraine 1917;
# Lorraine 1918;
# Picardy 1918

* World War II:
# Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead);
# Tunisia;
# Sicily (with arrowhead);
# [[Invasion of Normandy|Normandy]] (with arrowhead);
# Northern France;
# Rhineland;
# Ardennes-Alsace;
# Central Europe

* Vietnam:
# Defense;
# Counteroffensive;
# Counteroffensive, Phase II;
# Counteroffensive, Phase III;
# Tet Counteroffensive;
# Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
# Counteroffensive, Phase V;
# Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
# Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
# Summer-Fall 1969;
# Winter-Spring 1970

* Southwest Asia:
# Defense of Saudi Arabia;
# Liberation and Defense of Kuwait;
# Cease-Fire
# OPERATION: Iraqi Freedom II, 11Feb 2004-11Feb2005
# OPERATION: Iraqi Freedom VI-VIII,01Sep 2006-21Nov2007
# OPERATION: Iraqi Freedom VIII-IX, 08OCT 2008 – present
# Afghanistan: Kunar Province/Korengal Valley{{Clarify|date=August 2009}}
# OPERATION NEW DAWN 2010–2011
# OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM – HOA 2013–2014
}}

=== Награды ===
[[File:Defendants in the dock at the Nuremberg Trials.jpg|right|thumbnail|350px|Soldiers from the 18th Infantry Regiment stand guard over Nazi leaders during the [[Nuremberg Trials]] that followed World War II.]]<ref name="history.army.mil" />
# Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for BEJA, TUNISIA
# Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for NORMANDY
# Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for AACHEN, GERMANY
# Valorous Unit Award for BINH LONG PROVINCE
# Valorous Unit Award for DI AN DISTRICT
# Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ
# Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ-KUWAIT
# Valorous Unit Award for the 1st Battalion (minus Company B) for Operation Iraqi Freedom VI-VIII, 12 October 2006 – 17 November 2007
# Valorous Unit Award for Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, Operation Iraqi Freedom VI-VIII, Al Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, 10 Feb 2007 – 17 Mar 2007
# Navy Unit Commendation for Company B, 1st Battalion for Operation Iraqi Freedom VI-VIII, October 2006 – November 2007
# Meritorious Unit Commendation for OPERATION NEW DAWN (IRAQ)
# Army Superior Unit Award for 1994
# Army Superior Unit Award for 1996–1997
# Army Superior Unit Award for 1998–1999
# French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I for AISNE-MARNE
# French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I for MEUSE-ARGONNE
# French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for KASSERINE
# French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II for NORMANDY
# French Médaille militaire, Fourragere
# Belgian Fourragere 1940
# Cited in the [[Order of the Day]] of the Belgian Army for action at Mons
# Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Eupen-Malmedy
--->

== Командиры ==
[[Файл:Col George A Smith Jr.jpg|thumb|left|Командир полка Джордж Смит-младший, участвовавший в Нормандской операции]]
Имена приводятся по данным Ассоциации 18-го пехотного полка ({{lang-en|18th Infantry Regiment Association}}). Командиры, обозначенные 1–18, 2–18 и т.д., руководили 1-м, 2-м и т.д. батальонами в составе 18-го пехотного полка<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Commanders of the 18th Infantry Regiment|author=Jim Stone|url=http://www.18inf.org/history.htm#top/|publisher=www.18thinf.org|lang=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618012220/http://www.18inf.org/history.htm#top/|archivedate=2009-06-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.nextcompanies.com/bizSites/3AD/desertstorm.cfm?subpage=4450|title=18th Infantry Regiment|lang=en|work=Desert Storm|publisher=sites.nextcompanies.com|accessdate=2023-08-28|archive-date=2023-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002012523/https://sites.nextcompanies.com/bizSites/3AD/desertstorm.cfm?subpage=4450|url-status=live}}</ref>.
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* [[Каррингтон, Генри|Генри Каррингтон]] (1861—1869)
* [[Ругер, Томас|Томас Ругер]] (1869—1886)
* {{comment|Джон Ярд|John E. Yard}} (1886—1889, погиб)
* {{нп5|Лаззель, Генри Мартин|Генри Лазелль|en|Henry Martyn Lazelle}} (1889—1894)
* {{comment|Дэйнджерфилд Паркер|Daingerfield Parker}} (1894—1896)
* {{comment|Дэвид ван Вальза|David D. Van Valzah}} (1896—1899)
* {{comment|Джилберт Капрентер|Gilbert S. Carpenter}} (1899—1899)
* {{нп5|Санно, Джеймс|Джеймс Санно|en|James M. J. Sanno}} (1899—1903)
* {{comment|Чарльз Холл|Charles B. Hall}} (1903—1907)
* {{comment|Томас Дэвис|Thomas F. Davis}} (1907—1913)
* {{comment|Джеймс Роджерс|James S. Rogers}} (1913—1916)
* {{comment|Ховард Гленн|Howard F. Glenn}} (1916)
* {{comment|Сэмюэл Смайли|Samuel E. Smiley}} (1916—1917)
* {{нп5|Макэндрю, Джеймс Уильям|Джеймс Макэндрю|en|James W. McAndrew}} (1917)
* {{нп5|Макалександер, Улисс|Улисс Макалександер|en|Ulysses G. McAlexander}} (1917)
* {{нп5|Макэндрю, Джеймс Уильям|Джеймс Макэндрю|en|James W. McAndrew}} (1917)
* {{нп5|Макалександер, Улисс|Улисс Макалександер|en|Ulysses G. McAlexander}} (1917)
* {{нп5|Паркер, Фрэнк (генерал)|Фрэнк Паркер|en|Frank Parker (United States Army officer)}} (1917 — август 1918)
* {{comment|Чарльз Хант|Charles A. Hunt}} (1918—1919)
* {{comment|Оррин Вулф|Orrin R. Wolfe}} (1919—1923)
* {{нп5|Брэдли, Джон Джусбери|Джон Брэдли|en|John Jewsbury Bradley}} (1923—1927)
* {{comment|Чарльз Хамфри-младший|Charles F. Humphrey, Jr.}} (1927—1929)
* {{comment|Уильям Грэм|William B. Graham}} (1929—1931)
* {{нп5|Хьюз, Джон (генерал)|Джон Хьюз|en|John H. Hughes (general)}} (1931)
* {{comment|Клод Миллер|Claude H. Miller}} (1931—1933)
* {{comment|Нобл Уайли|Noble J. Wiley}} (1933—1935)
* {{comment|Ройден Биб|Royden E. Beebe}} (1935—1937)
** 1–18: майор {{comment|Кэппи Уэллс|"Cappy" Wells}}
* {{comment|Рэй Брабсен|Ray W. Brabsen}} (1937—1939)
* [[Денсон, Элей|Элей Денсон]] (1939—1941)
** 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джон Хопкинс|John N. Hopkins}}
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Чарльз Юилл|Charles W. Yuill}}
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Джон Близзард-младший|John C. Blizzard, Jr.}}
* {{comment|Эдвард Шербёрн|Edward G. Sherburn}} (1941—1942)
* [[Грир, Фрэнк (генерал)|Фрэнк Грир]] (1 июля 1942 — 23 мая 1943)
** 1–18: майор {{comment|Ричард Паркер|Richard C. Parker}}
** 2–18: майор {{comment|Джон Пауэрс|John L. Powers}}
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Кортни Браун|Courtney P. Brown}}
** 1–18: подполковник {{нп5|Йорк, Роберт (генерал-лейтенант)|Роберт Йорк|en|Robert H. York}}
** 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джозеф Сиссон III|Joseph W. Sisson, III}}
** 2–18: подполковник {{нп5|Стернберг, Бен|Бен Стернберг|en|Ben Sternberg}}
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Джозеф Сиссон III|Joseph W. Sisson, III}}
* {{comment|Джордж Смит-младший|George A. Smith, Jr.}} (23 мая 1943 — 25 февраля 1945)
** 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Генри Лирнард|Henry G. Learnard, Jr.}}
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Джон Уильямсон|John Williamson}}
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Кортни Браун|Courtney P. Brown}}
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Элиша Пекхэм|Elisha O. Peckham}}
* {{comment|Джон Уильямсон|John Williamson}} (25 февраля 1945 — октябрь 1945)
** 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Генри Лирнард|Henry G. Learnard}} (февраль — октябрь 1945)
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Генри Миддлуорт|Henry Middleworth}} (июнь — август 1945)
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Джордж Печэм|George Pecham}} (июнь — июль 1945)
** 3–18: майор {{comment|Фрэнк Дюпри|Frank Dupree}} (июль — август 1945)
* {{comment|Генри Лирнард-младший|Henry G. Learnard, Jr}} (октябрь 1945 — март 1946)
** 1–18: капитан {{comment|Джон Мэггасон|John Maggason}} (октябрь — декабрь 1946)
** 1–18: капитан {{comment|Джордж Мартинс|George K. Maertins}} (декабрь 1945 — январь 1946)
** 1–18: капитан {{comment|Уильям Кошун|William Coshun}} (январь — февраль 1946)
** 1–18: майор {{comment|Джеймс Грин|James D. Green}} (февраль — апрель 1946)
** 2–18: майор {{comment|Томас Мёрфи|Thomas Murphy}} (август — сентябрь 1945)
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Джордж Пикетт|George B. Pickett}} (сентябрь — ноябрь 1945)
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Рич Уильямс|Rich G. Williams}} (21—28 ноября 1945)
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Эрнест Питерс|Ernest C. Peters}} (ноябрь — декабрь 1945)
** 2–18: майор {{comment|Йос Нельсон|Jos W. Nelson}} (декабрь 1945 — февраль 1946)
** 3–18: майор {{comment|Кит Фабианич|Keith P. Fabianich}} (август — ноябрь 1945)
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Рич Уильямс|Rich G. Williams}} (декабрь 1945 — январь 1946)
** 3–18: капитан {{comment|Уильям Кошун|William Coshun}} (январь — март 1946)
* {{comment|Джеймс Лакетт|James S. Luckett}} (март — август 1946)
** 1–18: капитан {{comment|Уильям Кошун|William Coshun}} (апрель — май 1946)
** 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Херман Овермэн|Herman O. Overman}} (май — октябрь 1946)
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Джордж Пикетт|George B. Pickett}} (февраль — ноябрь 1946)
** 3–18: майор {{comment|Кит Фабианич|Keith P. Fabianich}} (март — июнь 1946)
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Рич Уильямс|Rich G. Williams}} (июнь — сентябрь 1946)
* подполковник {{comment|Джеральд Келлехер|Gerald C. Kelleher}} (август 1946)
* {{comment|Стирлинг Вуд|Sterling A. Wood}} (август 1946 — май 1948)
** 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джеральд Келлехер|Gerald C. Kelleher}} (октябрь 1946 — май 1949)
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Джеймс Скеллз|James F. Skells}} (ноябрь 1946 — май 1948)
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Уильям Макналти|William A. McNulty}} (сентябрь 1946 — май 1948)
* [[Ван Брунт, Ринальдо|Ринальдо ван Брунт]] (май 1948 — 1950)
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Джон Беннетт|John G. Bennett}} (май 1948 — май 1949)
** 3–18: майор {{comment|Честер Артур|Chester C. Arthur}} (май 1948 — май 1949)
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Ллойд Фреденхолл-младший|Lloyd R. Fredenhall, Jr.}} (май 1949 — ?)
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Джон Спиди|John C. Speedie}} (май 1949 — ?)
** 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джозеф Коффи|Joseph J. Coffey}}
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Эбен Свифт|Eben F. Swift}}
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Элиас Таунсенд|Elias C. Townsend}}
* {{comment|Ральф Цвикер|Ralph W. Zwicker}} (1950—1952)
* {{comment|Бенджамин Эванс|Benjamin F. Evans}} (1952—1953)
* {{comment|Юджин Салет|Eugene A. Salet}} (1953 — июнь 1954)
** 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Альберт Смит-младший|Albert H. Smith, Jr.}}
** 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Венсан Герен|Vincent Guerin}}
** 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Арндт Мюллер|Arndt Mueller}}
* {{comment|Джордж Колвин|George T. Calvin}} (1954 — сентябрь 1955)
* {{comment|Уильям Каннингем III|William A. Cunningham}} (сентябрь 1955 — февраль 1957)
* {{comment|Фрэнк Сэктон|Frank J. Sackton}} (февраль 1957 — 1958)
* {{comment|Теодор Эндрюс|Theodore H. Andrews}} (1958—1960)
* {{comment|Главер Джонс-младший|Glover S. Johns, Jr.}} (1960 – январь 1962)
* {{comment|Макс Киркбрайд|Max V. Kirkbride}} (январь 1962 — 1963)
* {{comment|Сэмюэл Каррик-младший|Samuel M. Karrick, Jr.}} (до апреля 1963)
* {{comment|Роберт Дикерсон|Robert L. Dickerson}} (апрель — сентябрь 1963)
* {{comment|Уильям Мэлоун|William F. Malone}} (сентябрь 1963 — январь 1964)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джер Уиттингтон|Jere O Whittington}} (январь 1964 — июль 1965)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Норман Солсбери|Norman J. Salisbury}} (июль 1965 — январь 1966)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Эдгар Глотцбах|Edgar N. Glotzbach}} (июль 1965 — январь 1966)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Карл Мортон|Karl R. Morton}} (январь — май 1966)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Херберт Маккристал-младший|Herbert J. McChrystal, Jr.}} (январь — июль 1966)
* 1–18: майор {{comment|Джон Бард|John C. Bard}} (май — июль 1966)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Уорнер Гудвин-младший|Warner S. Goodwin, Jr.}} (июль 1966 — январь 1967)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Льюис Баурманн|Lewis R. Baurmann}} (июль 1966 — май 1967)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Эрл Дентон|Earle L. Denton}} (январь — март 1967)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Ричард Кавазос|Richard E. Cavazos}} (март — декабрь 1967)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Джеймс Прайс|James F. Price}} (май — декабрь 1967)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джордж Тронсрю-младший|George M Tronsrue, Jr.}} (декабрь 1967 — июнь 1968)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Макс Пфанцельтер|Max R. Pfanzelter}} (декабрь 1967 — февраль 1968)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Рональд Джиллис|Ronald J. Gillis}} (июнь — декабрь 1968)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Макс Уолдроп|Max L. Waldrop}} (февраль — август 1968)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Роберт Прайс|Robert E. Price}} (декабрь 1968 — июнь 1969)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Джеймс Кроу|James E. Crow}} (август 1968 — февраль 1969)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Дэвид Теберг|David Teberg}} (февраль — июль 1969)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Карл Лэйндж|Karl F Lange}} (июнь — октябрь 1969)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Рональд Очис|Ronald Ochis}} (июль 1969 — апрель 1970)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Томас Финли|Thomas R. Finley}} (октябрь 1969 — апрель 1970)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джек Томас|Jack O Thomas}} (апрель — май 1970)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джеймс Хамфрис|James G Humphreys}} (май 1970 — июнь 1971)
* 1–18: майор {{comment|Бадди Пул|Buddy F. Poole}} (июнь — август 1971)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джеймс Такер|James M. Tucker}} (август 1971 — декабрь 1972)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Рой Мут|Roy W. Muth}} (декабрь 1972 — 1974)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Мозес Смоллз|Moses Smalls}} (1974—1975)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Дж. Уормат|J Warmath}} (1975—1977)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Р. Бойд|R Boyd}} (1977—1979)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Д. Гэннон|D Gannon}} (1979—1981)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|М. А. Макдермотт|M A. McDermott}} (1981—1983)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Джеймс Брикмэн|James F. Brickman}} (февраль 1982 — июль 1984)
* ''Вне регулярной армии в 1983—1987 годах''
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Дэвид Уилсон|David W. Wilson}} (октябрь 1987 — август 1988)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Ричард Стаудер|Richard L. Stouder}} (август 1988 — октябрь 1990)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Арчибальд Арнольд III|Archibald V. Arnold, III}} (июль 1989 — 1990)
* 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Питер Клегг|Peter Clegg}} (ноябрь 1982 — октябрь 1985)
* 3–18: майор {{comment|Дэвид Уилсон|David Wilson}} (октябрь 1985 — октябрь 1986)
* 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Роберт О'Брайан|Robert W. O'Brien}} (октябрь 1986 — октябрь 1990)
* 4–18: подполковник {{comment|Роберт Ондж-младший|Robert J. St. Onge, Jr.}} (июнь 1989 — ?)
* 5–18: подполковник {{comment|Джордж Элдридж|George W. Aldridge}} (сентябрь 1989 — ?)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Э. Чемберлен III|E. W. Chamberlain, III}} (июль 1990 — июль 1992)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Эрик Олсон|Eric T. Olson}} (1990 — октябрь 1992)
* 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Томас Финн-младший|Thomas F. Finn, Jr.}} (октябрь 1990 — октябрь 1993)
* 4–18: подполковник {{comment|Роберт Фулчер-младший|Robert J. Fulcher Jr.}} (8 марта 1990 — 15 ноября 1991)
* 5–18: подполковник {{comment|Гарольд Нили|Harold M. Neely}} (1990—1991)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Рой Адамс-младший|Roy H. Adams, Jr.}} (июль 1992 — июль 1994)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Алекс Маккиндра|Alex McKindra}} (октябрь 1992 — октябрь 1994)
* 3–18: подполковник {{comment|Марк Грейзер|Mark Grazier}} (октябрь 1993 — апрель 1994)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Эдвард Кук|Edward M. Cook}} (июль 1994 — май 1996)
* 2–18: подполковник {{comment|Брайан Зан|Brian R. Zahn}} (октябрь 1994 — май 1996)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Стивен Лэйфилд|Steven Layfield}} (апрель 1996 — июль 1997)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Уильям Норман|William B. Norman}} (июль 1997 — июнь 1999)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джон Мюррей|John M. Murray}} (июнь 1999 — июнь 2001)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Бутч Боттерс|Butch Botters}} (июнь 2001 — июнь 2003)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джеффри Синклер|Jeffrey Sinclair}} (июнь 2003 — июнь 2005)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джордж Глейз|George A. Glaze}} (июнь 2005 — январь 2008)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Стив Миска|Steve Miska}} (январь — март 2008)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Кристофер Бекерт|Christopher H. Beckert}} (март — апрель 2008)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джон Вермеесх|John Vermeesch}} (апрель 2008 — май 2010)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джон Кросс|John Cross}} (май 2010 — май 2012)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Роберт Мэджи|Robert Magee}} (май 2012 — июнь 2014)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Амадо Санчес IV|Amado Sanchez IV}} (июнь 2014 — апрель 2016)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Питер Мун|Peter Moon}} (апрель 2016 — июль 2018)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джей Бесси|Jay Bessey}} (июль 2018 — июль 2020)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Эндрю Дж. Кулас|Andrew J. Kulas}} (июль 2020 — май 2022)
* 1–18: подполковник {{comment|Джон П. Викери|John P. Vickery}} (май 2022 — {{н.в.}})
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== Награждённые [[Медаль Почёта (США)|Медалью Почёта]] ==
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* '''First Lieutenant Henry B. Freeman.''' [[Гражданская война в США]]. On 31 December 1862, while assigned to the 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Stone River, Tennessee, 1LT Freeman voluntarily went to the front and picked up and carried to a place of safety, under a heavy fire from the enemy, an acting field officer who had been wounded, and was about to fall into enemy hands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html/ |title=Medal of Honor Recipients of the Civil War A-L |publisher=history.army.mil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185041/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwaral.html |archive-date=2013-10-29}}</ref>
* '''First Lieutenant Frederick Phisterer.''' [[Гражданская война в США]]. On 31 December 1862, while assigned to the 2d Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Stone River, Tennessee, 1LT Phisterer voluntarily conveyed, under a heavy fire, information to the commander of a battalion of regular troops by which the battalion was saved from capture or annihilation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html/ |title=Medal of Honor Recipients of the Civil War M-Z |publisher=history.army.mil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025024442/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html |archive-date=2013-10-25}}</ref>
* '''Sergeant George Grant.''' [[Индейские войны]]. Assigned to Company E, 18th U.S. Infantry Regiment.  At Fort Phil Kearny to Fort C. F. Smith, Dakota Territory, February 1867. Citation: Bravery, energy, and perseverance, involving much suffering and privation through attacks by hostile Indians, deep snows, etc., while voluntarily carrying dispatches.  Date of issue: 6 May 1871.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html/ |title=Medal of Honor Recipients of the Indian Wars |publisher=history.army.mil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012062355/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html |archive-date=2013-10-12}}</ref>
* '''[[Carlton W. Barrett|Private Carlton W. Barrett]].''' [[Вторая мировая война]]. On 6 June 1944, during the D-Day invasion near St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France, PVT Barrett, landing in the face of extremely heavy enemy fire, was forced to wade ashore through neck-deep water. Disregarding the personal danger, he returned to the surf again and again to assist his floundering comrades and save them from drowning. Refusing to remain pinned down by the intense barrage of small-arms and mortar fire poured at the landing points, Pvt. Barrett, working with fierce determination, saved many lives by carrying casualties to an evacuation boat Iying offshore. In addition to his assigned mission as guide, he carried dispatches the length of the fire-swept beach; he assisted the wounded; he calmed the shocked; he arose as a leader in the stress of the occasion.<ref name=ReferenceA/>
* '''[[Walter D. Ehlers|Staff Sergeant Walter D. Ehlers]].''' [[Вторая мировая война]]. On 9 June 1944, near Goville, France, he led his unit's attack against German forces and single-handedly defeated several enemy machinegun nests. The next day, his platoon came under heavy fire and he covered their withdrawal, carried a wounded rifleman to safety, and continued to lead despite his own wounds. For his actions, he was issued the Medal of Honor six months later, on 19 December 1944.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* '''[[Arthur F. DeFranzo|Staff Sergeant Arthur F. DeFranzo]].''' [[Вторая мировая война]]. On 10 June 1944, while serving with the 18th Infantry Regiment near Vaubadon, France, he was wounded while rescuing an injured man from hostile fire. Despite his own injuries, he led an attack on the enemy positions and continued to advance and encourage his men even after being hit several more times. He destroyed an enemy machine gun position just before succumbing to his wounds. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor seven months later, on 4 January 1945.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* '''[[Gino J. Merli|Private First Class Gino J. Merli]].''' [[Вторая мировая война]]. On the evening of 4 September 1944, near Sars la Bruyere, Belgium, his company was attacked by a superior German force. Their position was overwhelmed, but PFC Merli stayed with his machine gun covering their retreat. When his position was overrun, he feigned death while German soldiers prodded him with their bayonets, only to rise and confront the enemy when they withdrew. Twice he fooled German soldiers into believing he was no longer a threat, only to attack them again when they left him for dead. In the morning, a counterattack forced the Germans to ask for a truce. The negotiating party found Merli still at his gun<ref name="ReferenceC"/>.
* [[Штаб-сержант]] '''[[Joseph E. Schaefer|Staff Sergeant Joseph E. Schaefer]].''' [[Вторая мировая война]]. On 24 September 1944, near Stolberg, Germany, SSG Schaefer led his squad in their defense against a German attack. He voluntarily took the most dangerous defensive position, killed many of the attacking soldiers, and single-handedly captured ten. He then participated in the American counter-attack and freed a group of American soldiers captured earlier. For his actions during the battle, he was awarded the Medal of Honor eleven months later, on 22 August 1945.<ref name="ReferenceC"/>
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* [[Капитан (воинское звание)|Капитан]] '''{{нп5|Браун, Бобби Эван|Роберт «Бобби» Эван Браун-младший|en|Bobbie E. Brown}}'''. [[Вторая мировая война]]. 8 октября 1944 года в районе холма Распятия близ [[Аахен]]а капитан роты C 18-го пехотного полка Бобби Браун-младший в одиночку захватил три вражеских укреплённых позиции, находясь под непрерывным огнём из пистолетов и автоматов, а также под миномётным обстрелом. Он был ранен, однако отказался от медицинской помощи и отправился в одиночку на разведку других вражеских позиций. Он получил ещё два ранения, но сумел передать координаты вражеских укреплений, которые позже были успешно уничтожены<ref name=ReferenceA>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-a-f.html/|title=Medal of Honor Recipients of WWII A-F|publisher=history.army.mil|lang=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202213851/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-a-f.html|archivedate=2014-02-02}}</ref>.
* [[Сержант]] '''{{нп5|Томпсон, Макс (военный)|Макс Томпсон|en|Max Thompson (Medal of Honor)}}'''. [[Вторая мировая война]]. 18 октября 1944 года в районе {{нп5|Хаарен (Аахен)|Хаарена|en|Haaren (Aachen)}} сержант роты K 18-го пехотного полка Макс Томпсон в одиночку атаковал несколько немецких позиций. 18 июня 1945 года, 8 месяцев спустя, он был награждён [[Медаль Почёта (США)|Медалью Почёта]]<ref name=ReferenceB/>.
* [[Штаб-сержант]] '''{{нп5|Питерсон, Джордж (кавалер Медали Почёта)|Джордж Питерсон|en|George Peterson (Medal of Honor recipient)}}'''. [[Вторая мировая война]]. 30 марта 1945 года в районе Айзерна штаб-сержант роты K 18-го пехотного полка Джордж Питерсон, несмотря на тяжёлые полученные ранения, в одиночку нейтрализовал три немецких пулемётных гнезда, прежде чем получить смертельное ранение. 17 октября 1945 года посмертно награждён [[Медаль Почёта (США)|Медалью Почёта]]<ref name="ReferenceC">{{cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-m-s.html/|title=Medal of Honor Recipients of WWII M-S|publisher=history.army.mil|lang=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211170148/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-m-s.html|archivedate=2013-12-11}}</ref>.
* [[Первый лейтенант]] '''{{нп5|Уилл, Уолтер|Уолтер Дж. Уилл|en|Walter J. Will}}'''. [[Вторая мировая война]]. 30 марта 1945 года в районе Айзерна первый лейтенант роты K 18-го пехотного полка Уолтер Дж. Уилл спас 300 раненых, в одиночку нейтрализовал два немецких пулемётных гнезда и вместе со своим отрядом захватил её два других гнезда, несмотря на полученные им ранения. Возглавляя атаку на противника, он был смертельно ранен. 16 октября 1945 года посмертно награждён [[Медаль Почёта (США)|Медалью Почёта]]<ref name=ReferenceB>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-t-z.html/|title=Medal of Honor Recipients of WWII T-Z|publisher=history.army.mil|lang=en|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020231631/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/wwII-t-z.html#TURNERGB|archivedate=2013-10-20}}</ref>.

== Примечания ==
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== Ссылки ==
* [http://www.history.army.mil/books/R&H/R&H-18IN.htm Summary of 18th Regiment of Infantry 1861–1890] {{ref-en}}
* {{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/gov.dod.dimoc.26981|title=STAFF FILM REPORT 66-29A (1966)|publisher=[[Archive.org]]|lang=en}}

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