1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States)
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10th Mountain Division | |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Drum, New York, U.S. |
Nickname(s) | Warrior |
Motto(s) | "Find a way or make one" |
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Commanders | |
Commander | COL Daniel P. Kearney |
Command Sergeant Major | CSM Anthony B. Walls |
The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division is an active
. The brigade headquarters carries the lineage of the 10th Mountain Division's original headquarters company, and served as such in World War II, and in peacetime at Fort Riley, Fort Benning, and West Germany in the 1940s and 1950s.The brigade was activated in April 1986, at Fort Drum, New York, when the
Organization
The brigade currently consists of seven subordinate battalions. The core of the brigade's combat power are its three infantry battalions:
1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) "Warrior", 10th Mountain Division
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC)
- 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment
- 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment (Triple Deuce)
- 6th Field Artillery Regiment(FAR)
- 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment
- 7th Brigade Engineer Battalion(BEB)
- 10th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB)
History
1980s
On 13 February 1985, the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) was reactivated at Fort Drum, New York.
1990s
Operation Restore Hope
On 3 December 1993, the division headquarters was designated as the headquarters for all Army Forces (ARFOR) of the
Operation Uphold Democracy
The division formed the nucleus of the Multinational Force Haiti (MNF Haiti) and Joint Task Force 190 (JTF 190) in Haiti during
The division's mission was to create a secure and stable environment so the government of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide could be reestablished and democratic elections held. After this was accomplished, the 10th Mountain Division handed over control of the MNF-Haiti to the 25th Infantry Division on 15 January 1995. The Division redeployed the last of its soldiers who served in Haiti by 31 January 1995.[5]
2000s
Global War on Terrorism
In late 2001, following the
In summer 2003, the TF Warrior returned to Afghanistan, relieving TF Devil from the 82nd Airborne Division for Operation Enduring Freedom IV. For more than 6 months, they operated in the frontier regions of the country such as
Upon redeployment in 2004, the brigade began the process of
The brigade returned to Afghanistan from 2010 to 2011. While one infantry battalion, the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, deployed in January 2010, the brigade officially assumed responsibilities for its mission in May 2010.[9] The 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry advised the Kabul Military Training Center, the rest of the brigade conducted training and joint operations with Afghan Police and the Afghan National Army 209th Corps in northern Afghanistan, the provinces of Faryab, Balkh, Kunduz and Baghlan.[10][11]
The brigade returned again to Afghanistan from February through November 2013, advising the 203rd Afghan Corps in Ghazni and Paktya Provinces as "Cross Functional Team Warrior". Under the command of COL Stephen Michael, the brigade advised and assisted the 2nd and 3rd brigades of the 203rd Corps, other Afghan National Army units, and various types of Afghan police, and also supervised the retrograde and redeployment of equipment.[12][13][14][15][16]
In October 2014, the brigade reorganized under the BCT 2020 structure. The major changes were the addition of a third infantry battalion, the conversion of the brigade special troops battalion into a brigade engineer battalion, and the reflagging of the brigade's cavalry squadron.[17]
In August 2015, 1,250 soldiers from the brigade were
On 5 December 2019, the Department of the Army announced that the 1st Brigade Combat Team would replace the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division as part of a unit rotation in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.[19] The brigade deployed to Afghanistan February 2020.[citation needed]
Lineage and honors
The division has received several awards over the course of its history, including the following:[8]
Campaign participation credit
- World War II: North Apennines; Po Valley
- Armed Forces Expeditions: Somalia[8]
- Afghanistan: Consolidation I; Consolidation III
- Iraq: Iraqi Governance; National Resolution; Iraqi Surge
Decorations
- U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, streamer embroidered: "AFGHANISTAN 2003-2004"
- U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, streamer embroidered: "IRAQ 2005-2006"
- U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, streamer embroidered: "IRAQ 2007-2008"
- U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, streamer embroidered: "AFGHANISTAN 2010-2011"[8]
- U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Commendation, streamer embroidered: "IRAQ 2015-2016"
- U.S. Army Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Streamer embroidered: "SOMALIA 1992-1995" 10th FSB
References
- Fort Drum, New York: Fort Drum Public Affairs Office. Archived from the originalon 2 July 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Lineage and Honors Information: 10th Mountain Division". United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ McGrath, p. 189.
- ^ GlobalSecurity. Archivedfrom the original on 9 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ Fort Drum Public Affairs Office. Archived from the originalon 12 May 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "'Be Proud, Strong, Ready,' Bush Tells 10th Mountain Troops". American Forces Press Service. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ "Going in small in Afghanistan". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Lineage and Honors Information: 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division". United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2009.. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Queen, John (5 May 2010). "1BCT Uncases Colors in Afghanistan". Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Neelands, Blair (7 March 2011). "1 BCT Transfers Authority to 170 IBCT". Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Triple Deuce Awarded Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer". Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. 27 November 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Foss, Kenneth (13 February 2013). "Warrior Brigade soldiers begin historic mission" (PDF). Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ Foss, Kenneth (11 April 2013). "Warrior Brigade SFAT shares tactical knowledge with AUP, ALP". Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ VanGerpen, Mark (13 August 2013). "Low-altitude drops cut costs, keep soldiers safe". Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ VanGerpen, Mark (14 August 2013). "ANA military police hone law enforcement skills". Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Foss, Kenneth (26 August 2013). "Ancient fortress marks site for advisory transition in Afghanistan". Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Matthes, Sgt. Grant (17 October 2014). "A more lethal, flexible and agile Army". Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Troops from Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division to deploy to Iraq, Afghanistan". NY Daily News. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "1st BCT, 10th Mountain Division to replace 3rd BCT, 82nd Airborne Division for unit rotation in the winter of 2020". army.mil. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
Sources
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- McGrath, John J. (2004). The Brigade: A History: Its Organization and Employment in the US Army. Combat Studies Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-4404-4915-4.
- Army Almanac: A Book of Facts Concerning the Army of the United States. United States Government Printing Office. 1959. ASIN B0006D8NKK.
External links
- Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division Home Page Archived 21 October 2004 at the Wayback Machine – official site.
- GlobalSecurity.org: 10th Mountain Division
- Lineage and Honors Information: 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Infantry Division Archived 16 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine