U.S. Army stages elite airborne units for deployment

Amid Middle East tensions, Units of 82nd cancel training, stand ready at Fort Bragg; 11th Airborne Arctic Angels jumps to South Korea in a massive force projection.

Photo Gallery: Arctic Angels of the 11th Airborne

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, also known as "Arctic Angels," recently conducted jumps from a Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules during airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

​The U.S. Army abruptly cancels a major training exercise this week for the headquarters element of the elite 82nd Airborne Division, fueling speculat…