11th Airborne Division Activation Ceremony
U.S. Army Colonel Michael Shouse, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division commander, center, stands at parade rest during the reflagging ceremony of his unit to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, June 6, 2022, at Pershing Parade Field, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The activation returns the historic 11th Airborne Division to an active Army role, with a focus on operations in extreme cold weather and mountainous high-altitude environments. Ceremonies at Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson reflagged the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, into the 1st and 2nd brigade combat teams, 11th Airborne Division, respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Justin Connaher)