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As the commanding general of 11th Airborne Division and the Deputy Commander of Alaskan Command, Eifler plays a vital role in the implementation of the United States Arctic Strategy. [7] [8] [9] In May 2024, Eifler was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as deputy chief of staff for personnel of the United States Army ...
Rod Serling, former 11th Airborne Division paratrooper and creator of The Twilight Zone TV series. Lauri Törni, aka Major Larry Thorne, a former 11th Airborne Division soldier who was killed on a 1965 covert MACV-SOG mission in Vietnam. Darwin Gross, (1928–2008) former 11th Airborne Division soldier who was a former leader of Eckankar
In a May 5, 2022 Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth announced that in the summer of 2022, the U.S. Army Alaska headquarters would be redesignated as the 11th Airborne Division, and the two Brigade Combat Teams in Alaska, the 1st Brigade Combat Team and 4th Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division ...
The 2nd ABG, 504th Infantry remained with the 11th Airborne Division in Germany only until 1 July 1958, when its colors were inactivated, and the unit was reflagged as a non-Airborne battle group and the division was reflagged as the 24th Infantry Division. The colors were relieved on 9 May 1960 from assignment to the inactive 11th Airborne ...
The 1st Bn (Abn), 501st Inf was made a separate battalion combat team for a short period of time, around which the 4th Brigade (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division was constructed and later redesignated to 2nd Infantry Brigade (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division in June 2022, where it serves to this day.
The 2nd Battalion deployed to Afghanistan with the 4th BCT, 25th ID from 2009 - 2010, and from 2011 to 2012, earning participation credit for three campaigns. 2-377 FAR is the field artillery battalion currently assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division. Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Caruso is the current commander.
Previously known as United States Army Alaska (USARAK), 11th Airborne Division is a subordinate element of I Corps, headquartered at Joint Base Lewis–McChord. The division's mission is to be prepared to deploy rapidly in the Arctic as well as the Pacific Theater as directed in support of contingency operations, U.S. Pacific Command objectives ...
1st Infantry BCT, 11th Airborne Division: Garrison/HQ: Fort Wainwright, Alaska: Motto(s) "Automatic!" Engagements: TAEGU SANGNYONG-NI WONJU-HWACHON PANMUNJOM Philippines Korea (MASAN-CHINJU) Korea (MUNSAN-NI) Korea Iraq (2005) Iraq (2008) Afghanistan (2011) Operation Inherent Resolve (2019) Commanders; Current commander: LTC James R. Cleary ...