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The 173rd Airborne Brigade serves as the conventional airborne strategic response force for Europe. [6] It was a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army's V Corps and after June 2013, subordinate to US Army Europe. The 173rd Airborne Brigade currently consists of 3,300 paratroopers [7] in six subordinate battalions as well as a headquarters company: [8]
On November 8th 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade on "Operation Hump", war zone "D" in Vietnam, were ambushed by over 1200 VC. Forty-eight American soldiers lost their lives that day. Severely wounded and risking his own life, Lawrence Joel, a medic, was the first living black man since the Spanish–American War to receive the United States ...
The 173rd Airborne Brigade was based at Tuy Hòa from October–November 1967. [2]: 158 Other units stationed at Tuy Hòa/Phú Hiệp included: 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (December 1970-January 1972) [2]: 145 91st Evacuation Hospital (December 1966-July 1969) [2]: 216 203rd Reconnaissance Airplane Company (October 1967-July 1970)
From 3 to 6 May 1965 United States Air Force (USAF) transport aircraft deployed the 173rd Airborne Brigade from Okinawa to Bien Hoa Air Base to secure the air base and surrounding areas and the port of Vũng Tàu. [1] The 173rd established their base on the northeast perimeter of the air base.
On 22 June the third battalion of the 173rd Airborne Brigade was moved into the Dak To area. [8] On 23 June, the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Division arrived to bolster the 173rd. The following day, the elite ARVN 1st Airborne Task Force (the 5th and 8th Battalions) and the 3rd Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Division arrived to ...
The 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne) serves to support the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne). The battalion currently consists of 475 soldiers in a headquarters and headquarters company (HHC), a supply company, maintenance company, medical company, parachute rigging company, and an aerial delivery detachment.
173rd Airborne Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, BLT 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 1st Australian Task Force and ARVN 33rd and 35th Ranger Battalions multi-battalion search and destroy operation in the May Tao Secret Zone. The deserted headquarters area for the VC 5th Division was located and destroyed along with vast amounts of ...
On 26 March 2003, more than 950 paratroopers from the 173d Airborne Brigade commanded by Col. Bill Mayville consisting of 1-508 (ABN) Infantry commanded by Lt. Col. Harry Tunnell and 2-503 (ABN) Infantry commanded by Lt. Col. Dominic Caraccilo jumped into Bashur, Iraq, to set the stage for a northern front.