The paratroopers began redeployment to Fort Bragg on 12 January 1990.
Tam je dobila tudi nov vzdevek »"Ameriška častna straža"« po govoru Pattona, ki je pohvalil divizijsko častno stražo (angleško "In all my years in the Army and all the honor guards I have ever seen, the 82nd's honor guard is undoubtedly the best.").