Complex sentence: Equipped with M60 Patton tanks in 1980, the 24th formed the core of the US Army's heavily armored mechanized force and as the "Heavy Division" of the XVIII Airborne Corps.
Split into simpler sentences: Equipped with M60 Patton tanks in 1980, the 24th formed the core of the US Army's heavily armored/mechanized forces. Also known as the "Heavy Division" of the XVIII Airborne Corps.