1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, Iron Rangers

01/21/2026

Recently, the Department of the Army published guidance on streamlining unit social media accounts. You now can find information on the historic 16th Infantry Regiment by following 1st Infantry Division’s pages. This page will be archived on February 10th, 2026, and will no longer be accessible. Thank you for your continued support!



1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division | Fort Riley

01/15/2026

Please congratulate these Iron Ranger NCOs for their selection into the ranks of the U.S. Army NCO Corps. The NCO Induction ceremony was held today at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria.

1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division | Fort Riley

01/02/2026

CW3 Tabor teaches an all-volunteer evening course at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, to mechanics and operators on the basic fundamentals of 2 and 4 stroke engines and their relation to the M113 6V53 2 stroke and M2A3 903 Cummins 4 stroke.



1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division

12/31/2025

12/29/2025

ICYMI: Task Force 1-16 conducted Tank crew qualification training upon arrival to Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria.



1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
U.S. Army Garrison Black Sea
V Corps | U.S. Army Europe and Africa

12/26/2025

MORTARS! Task Force 1-16 Mortar Platoon conducts training at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria.



1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
V Corps | U.S. Army Europe and Africa

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas Iron Rangers!

Task Force 1-16 families at the battalion Christmas Party sent their love to Bulgaria.

1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division

12/24/2025

Congratulations to these well-deserving Soldiers who were nominated by their leadership to receive coins for outstanding performance!



1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division | Fort Riley

12/23/2025

Task Force 1-16 Infantry Platoons clear a muddy trench complex at night in near freezing temperatures.

No mission too difficult! No sacrifice too great!



1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
U.S. Army Garrison Black Sea
V Corps | U.S. Army Europe and Africa

12/22/2025

Please congratulate these outstanding officers on their promotion to First Lieutenant!

1LT Delaney Barclay
1LT Austin Roeder
1LT Sadie Sackett

1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division

12/21/2025

Task Force 1-16 Infantry Platoons conduct live fire training at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria. Platoons conducted an explosive breach to seize and clear a 250-meter trench, employing 120mm mortars, hand grenades, and AT-4s.



1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
1st Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
V Corps | U.S. Army Europe and Africa

12/20/2025

On December 12th, 2025, Iron Ranger leaders traveled to Normandy, France, to conduct the funeral of MSG (retired) Charles Norman Shay. MSG Shay served as a combat medic in the 16th Infantry on D-Day, June 6th, 1944. As a 19-year old Private, he landed in the first assault wave on Omaha Beach. He earned a Silver Star for his actions carrying many of the Regiment’s Soldiers to safety. The Regiment carried him on his final journey almost 82 years later.



1st Infantry Division | V Corps
U.S. Army Europe and Africa