11th Airborne Division

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The 11th Airborne Division is a U.S. Army airborne formation specializing in rapid deployment and Arctic operations.

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instanceOf U.S. Army division
airborne division
military unit
airborneQualificationRequirement large proportion of soldiers are parachute-qualified
allegiance United States of America
branch United States Army
conflictParticipatedIn Korean War
World War II
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distinctiveFeature only U.S. Army airborne division focused on Arctic operations
doctrineFocus multi-domain operations in cold regions
equipmentFocus cold-weather gear and mobility systems
garrison Fort Wainwright
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
hasComponent 11th Airborne Division Artillery
11th Airborne Division self-linksurface differs
surface form: 11th Airborne Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion

11th Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade
1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division
2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division
headquarters Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
higherCommand U.S. Army Forces Command
surface form: United States Army Forces Command
historicalActivation 1943
insignia winged sword on blue and red background
locatedIn Alaska
mission provide rapidly deployable, combat-credible forces for Arctic and global contingencies
motto On Wings of Victory
nickname Arctic Angels
notableOperation U.S. invasion of Leyte
surface form: Leyte campaign

Battle of Luzon
surface form: Luzon campaign

Allied occupation of Japan
surface form: Occupation of Japan
partOf U.S. Army Pacific
primaryEnvironment Arctic
sub-Arctic
reactivated 2022
reflaggedFrom U.S. Army Alaska
role light infantry
size division
specialization Arctic operations
airborne operations
rapid deployment
status active
theaterOfOperations Pacific Theater of Operations
surface form: Pacific Theater
trainingFocus airborne insertion
cold-weather warfare
mountain operations
type airborne light infantry

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Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson garrison 11th Airborne Division
Fort Wainwright garrison 11th Airborne Division
11th Airborne Division hasComponent 11th Airborne Division self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 11th Airborne Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion