AA Week 2023 Fort Bragg kicked off All American Week early Monday with the Division Run, according to a report by the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade participated.

All American Week will include sports, the Old Timer’s Breakfast, a memorial ceremony, and a hall of fame induction. It will conclude with the Division Review. Current and veteran paratroopers, their families, and the public will take part through Thursday.

The week of activities will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Operation Urgent Fury during the invasion of Grenada in 1983, according to a news release.

The schedule includes:

  • 10 Miler: 6:30-9 a.m. Tuesday, Simmons Army Airfield.
  • Division Memorial Ceremony: 11 a.m.-noon Tuesday, 82nd Airborne Museum.
  • Junior Paratrooper of the Year ceremony and Family Fun Run: 4:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Ardennes Street.
  • Prayer Breakfast: 7-9 a.m. Tuesday, Iron Mike Conference Center.
  • All American Hall of Fame: 11 a.m.-noon Wednesday, 82nd Airborne Division Hall of Heroes, Ardennes Street.
  • Division Review: 10 a.m. Thursday, Pike Field.
  • 34-Foot Tower: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, U.S. Army Advanced Airborne School.
  • Sports competitions: Monday through Thursday at multiple sites.

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