Honored Division Week #9: Black Knights return to Michie to face academy rival Air Force, honor 4th Infantry Division with gameday patch

Army Football (5-3) returns home to face academy-rival Air Force at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 at Michie Stadium. The game will be televised nationally on CBS. The Black Knights will honor the 4th Infantry Division with patches on the backs of their helmets when they face the Falcons. The recognition highlights the history, accomplishments and continued service of Army divisions as part of the Honored Division theme featured throughout the 2026 football season. The 4th Infantry Division represents Soldiers and units stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. The 4th Infantry Division was organized in November 1917 at Camp Greene, North Carolina, and was built around a cadre of Regular Army Soldiers.

Maj. Gen. George H. Cameron, U.S. Military Academy Class of 1883 graduate, was assigned as the first division commander, and the unit adopted the nickname ‘Ivy Division’ (for the Roman numeral 4, IV) and the motto ‘Steadfast and Loyal.’ By December 1917, approximately 13,000 troops were assigned to the division, preparing for service in World War I. Between April and June 1918, the division sailed for France, where it participated in the Saint-Mihiel Offensive. Following the Armistice, the division conducted occupation duty in Germany before returning to the United States in July 1919. Followingaperiodofinactivation,thedivisionwasreactivatedatFortBenning,Georgia,inJune1940, receiving its full complement of troops by the spring of 1941. By the summer of