U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 55th Combat Engineer Company Armored, 11th Engineer Battalion, 2d Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, conducts squad live fire exercise at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea, Aug 26, 2025, as part of Ulchi Freedom Shield 25. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual combined exercise conducted in support of the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. This combined exercise program highlights the ironclad commitment between the two nations to maintain a robust combined defense posture and to defend the people of the ROK from any threat. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Oniel McDonald).
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 55th Combat Engineer Company Armored, 11th Engineer Battalion, 2d Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade, 2d Infantry Division/ROK-U.S. Combined Division, conducts squad live fire exercise at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea, Aug 26, 2025, as part of Ulchi Freedom Shield 25. Ulchi Freedom Shield is an annual combined exercise conducted in support of the ROK-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty signed in 1953. This combined exercise program highlights the ironclad commitment between the two nations to maintain a robust combined defense posture and to defend the people of the ROK from any threat. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Oniel McDonald).
Col. (Ret.) William 'Mike' Alexander was recognized in the 2nd Infantry Division Hall of Heroes for his many years of service, both active duty and as the 2ID Museum Director, on Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Sep 3, 2025. Col. (Ret.) Alexander is leaving the peninsula to take over an Army museum in Hawaii. The 2ID Museum continues to represent the long history of the division and demonstrate the ironclad commitment the U.S. has to their Alliance with South Korea.
