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Video by Sgt. Anthony Ackah-Mensah
81st D-Day Anniversary: 11th Airborne Division Take Historic Walk of Amfreville
U.S. Special Operations Command Europe
June 3, 2025 | 1:40
Infantry Soldiers assigned to the 11th Airborne Division receive a tour of historic WWII sites that honor the heroic actions of the 507th and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiments (PIR), 82nd Airborne Division, for the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landing near Amfreville, France, June 3, 2025. Paratroopers from the 508th PIR fought to secure Amfreville after a scattered D-Day drop, helping hold the line against German forces near the Merderet River. U.S. military personnel will commemorate the 81st anniversary of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, widely known as D-Day. Participating service members from approximately 25 units will take part in more than 80 commemorative events from June 3 to June 8, in approximately 40 French communities throughout the Normandy region -- including a bilateral ceremony at Normandy American Cemetery on June 6, and a commemorative airborne operation on June 8. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Anthony Ackah-Mensah)
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The Middle East District provides engineering, design, construction execution, and related services and support to mission partners in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR) to increase regional security and stability in support of enduring U.S. interests; on order, supports contingency operations.

 

The Middle East District is a subordinate element of the Transatlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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OUR VISION: Engineering solutions for the Nation’s toughest challenges

OUR MISSION: The Middle East District provides design, construction, execution and related engineering and reach-back services to mission partners across the CENTCOM AOR in order to enable regional security and stability; on order provides support to contingency operations

OUR FOUNDATION: A professional team rooted in the Army Values reinforced by Trust, Dignity, and Respect throughout and dedicated to our mission and the organization

 

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