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  2. 5th Infantry Division (United States) - Wikipedia

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    On 21 October 1974 the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division was reactivated at Fort Polk in Louisiana as part of the Army's new 24-division force. Due to lack of sufficient housing, the brigade initially only had two maneuver battalions.

  3. 25th Field Artillery Regiment - Wikipedia

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    Redesignated 16 May 1987 as Battery H, 25th Field Artillery, assigned to the 5th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Polk, Louisiana. Relieved 16 December 1992 from assignment to the 5th Infantry Division and assigned to the 2d Armored Division.

  4. William B. Steele - Wikipedia

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    He is a former commander of the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Fort Polk, Louisiana. Steele graduated from the University of Georgia in 1950 with a BBA degree, cum laude, and was commissioned as a distinguished military graduate from the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in the U.S. Army.

  5. List of military units involved in Operation Just Cause

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    29th MI BN, Fort Davis '193rd Infantry Brigade, Task Forces Bayonet. 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (United States) 5th Battalion, 87th Infantry; 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry. Detach from 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) C Company, 3rd Battalion, 73rd Armor Regiment (Airborne), Detach from 82nd ABN Div

  6. 5th Infantry Regiment (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The light division was deemed unnecessary for World War II and the 71st Infantry Division was converted back to a regular infantry division. The 5th was sent to Europe in January 1945 with the rest of the division and was in the front lines a month later. Initially taking defensive positions, the 5th was soon on the offensive, driving into Germany.

  7. Joseph T. Palastra Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Palastra commanded I Corps and Fort Lewis, Washington. His other key assignments include Commanding General, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Fort Polk, Louisiana; Chief of Staff, Eighth United States Army/United States Forces Korea; and Deputy Commander in Chief/Chief of Staff, United States Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

  8. 115th Field Hospital (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In March 1988, the 15th Evacuation Hospital began to prepare for the move from Fort Belvoir, Virginia to Fort Polk, Louisiana. The unit was officially deactivated in June 1988 and was reactivated in August at Fort Polk. Officially reinstated, the 15th Evacuation Hospital became a valuable asset to the 5th Infantry Division.

  9. 7th Engineer Battalion (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The 7th Engineer Battalion served from 1975 to 1992 with the 5th Infantry Division (United States) at is now Fort Johnson, Louisiana. It was reactivated on 27 October 2006 at Fort Drum, New York under the 20th Engineer Brigade. It deployed to the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War (2001-2021) in 2009. In Iraq, the battalion provided tactical ...