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The 11th Airborne Division ("Arctic Angels" [1]) is a United States Army multirole infantry division made up of specialized light infantry and airborne infantry based in Alaska. Currently, this unit specializes in artic warfare, airborne operations, combined arms, maneuver warfare, and urban warfare.
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 ...
In June 2022, U.S. Army Alaska reflagged to the 11th Airborne Division subsequently making the former 1-25 and 4-25 1st Infantry Brigade and 2nd Infantry Brigade of the 11th Airborne Division, respectively. [10]
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11th Airborne Division HQ; 11th Airborne Division executes continuous training and readiness oversight responsibilities for Army Force Generation in Alaska. Supports U.S. Pacific Command Theater Security Cooperation Program. On order, executes Joint Force Land Component Command functions in support of Homeland Defense and Security in Alaska.
On 16 September 2006 the 725th was reorganized and redesignated as the 725th Support Battalion (Airborne) and assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team {Airborne), 25th Infantry Division with home station at Fort Richardson, Alaska. The brigade was reflagged as the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division in June 2022 ...
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Fort Wainwright, Alaska: 11th Airborne Division [1] Active 4th Air Support Operations Squadron: Various locations across Eastern Europe: Various deployed units: Active 5th Air Support Operations Squadron: Fort Lewis, Washington: 2d Infantry Division, 2d Ranger Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group: Active
The post then had barracks for 500 soldiers, a rifle range, a few warehouses, a hospital, and bachelor officer quarters. From 1986 to 1994 the fort was headquarters of the 6th Infantry Division (Light). Fort Richardson was formerly headquarters for United States Army Alaska (USARAK), a subordinate unit of United States Army Pacific Command. For ...