U.S. Army Alaska will be redesignated as the 11th Airborne Division this summer, and the force will be reintroducing the patch used decades ago, but with an Arctic twist. The original unit ...

And the history of a unit and the patch matter ... capabilities of sustained operation in the Arctic [and] extreme cold weather,” said 11th Airborne Division Commander Maj.

"There's a collection of different unit patches that we're all wearing ... The airborne brigade will remain airborne "and it'll have the Arctic capabilities that go along with that," McConville ...

The new division’s insignia is topped with “Arctic” and “Airborne” tabs. The ceremony at Fort Wainwright also marked a major change for the division’s 1st Brigade. The unit previously ...

The unit patch and airborne tab, accompanied by the ARNG Honor ... Army photo by Mike Strasser. The Arctic tab, like the Jungle and Mountain tabs, is specific to a unit designated for Arctic ...

The division reintroduced the patch used decades ago by the 11th Airborne Division, but with an Arctic twist. The original unit fought in the Pacific Theater in World War II and later tested out ...

The 11th Airborne Division's insignia is featured in this ... again, the only Arctic airborne capability is in this unit.” McConville and Eifler both said the 11 th Airborne will begin hosting ...

But even as it separates them from the Hawaii-­based unit, the new title reinforces their role of straddling the Pacific and the Arctic. Putting them under the banner of the 11th Airborne ...

The U.S. Army is standing up a new airborne division ... large swathe of the arctic with a relative handful of soldiers. Maj. Jason Welch/DVIDS Paratroopers use a Small Unit Support Vehicle ...

“You have to be in the Arctic to understand the Arctic,” Col. Russ Vanderlugt, the unit’s new commander ... fall under the Alaska-based 11th Airborne Division. The new structure means ...

One reason the 11th Airborne Division was established in 2022 was to develop more Arctic-ready troops. Soldiers assigned to the unit typically spend three years training in Alaska, gaining area ...