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However the organization could be tailored to fit its mission and might include additional units, such as a company from a separate tank battalion, a company from a tank destroyer battalion, and a battery from an anti-aircraft artillery battalion. [1] [2] Usually the RCT was led by the commanding officer of the infantry regiment but on occasion ...
"The Big Red One" – from the division's official shoulder patch: Red numeral "1" on an olive drab shield. "The Fighting First" "The Big Dead One" 2nd Infantry Division "Warrior Division" – official nickname "Indian Head" – Official as of 1948. From the shoulder patch: an Indian head on a white star superimposed on black shield.
A "forward slash" ("/") separates levels of command. 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment is written 1/3 ACR whereas the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery (again, Regiment is implied) is written 1–6 FA. Battalion (or cavalry squadron): Normally composed of three companies, troops or batteries and led by a battalion/squadron commander ...
The regiment was constituted on 1 February 1967 as the 214th Aviation Battalion, a Regular Army unit based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.It fought in the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1972, receiving the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its actions in 1967 and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm five times, in addition to the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal.
3d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment; 4th Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment; The following units reinforced the Brigade during the Gulf War: [8] 3rd Engineer Battalion; 24th Forward Support Battalion; Battery A, 1st Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment; Company A, 24th Signal Battalion; Company A, 124th Military Intelligence Battalion
Mustered into federal service 7 April 1917 at Fort William H. Harrison. Consolidated with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, District of Columbia National Guard, reorganized and redesignated the 163rd Infantry Regiment, and assigned to the 41st Infantry Division (United States) 19 September 1917. Demobilized 21 February 1919 at Camp Dix, NJ.
The two airborne infantry companies were attached to 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division. A CO was attached to 2-14 IN and B CO was attached to 4-31 IN. Both companies returned from combat in March 2005. C-509th Infantry redesignated 10 December 2004 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry.