95th Civil Affairs Brigade
95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne) | ||
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combat service identification badge of the brigade |
The 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne) is a Special Operations
Tracing its lineage to a military government group that was active after World War II, the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade was not officially activated until 2006, and remained a provisional unit until 2007. Its creation was part of a U.S. Army plan to increase civil affairs units overall.
Organization
The brigade commands five subordinate battalions all headquartered at Fort Liberty along with the brigade's headquarters:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 91st Civil Affairs Battalion aligned with United States Africa Command
- 92nd Civil Affairs Battalion[2] aligned with United States European Command
- 96th Civil Affairs Battalion aligned with United States Central Command
- 97th Civil Affairs Battalion aligned with United States Indo-Pacific Command
- 98th Civil Affairs Battalion aligned with United States Southern Command.[3]
History
Origins
The brigade traces its lineage back to the 95th Military Government Group, activated 25 August 1945.[4] The group was assigned to Japan to provide provisional government duties during the post-World War II occupation of Japan. Following its brief assignment, the group was inactivated on 30 June 1946.[4]
The group was reactivated again just prior to the Korean War, on 29 October 1948 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.[4] It was dispatched to the Korean peninsula where it remained during three campaigns of the war, receiving three campaign streamers.[4] However, as the war became a long, drawn out stalemate and with no need for the military government group, it was deactivated in Korea on 28 October 1951 in the middle of the war.[4]
The group was again activated on 9 February 1955 at
Activation
The US Department of Defense issued its Quadrennial Defense Review on 6 February 2006.
In March 2006, the unit was re-designated as a brigade and
In March 2007, the 95th was removed from provisional status and fully activated.[10] At the same time the Civil Affairs Branch of the US Army was established.[11]
Deployment
The brigade headquarters itself has not seen a deployment, even though all subordinate units have been deployed for several support missions. The 96th CA Battalion deployed units in support of the
Honors
Unit decorations
United States Army Superior Unit Award.[4]
Campaign streamers
Conflict | Streamer | Year(s) |
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Korean War | First UN Counteroffensive | 1950 |
Korean War | CCF Spring Offensive | 1951 |
Korean War | UN Summer-Fall Offensive | 1951 |
References
- ^ U.S. Army civil affairs Soldiers assigned to 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne), climb over a "Nasty Nick" obstacle during day one of the Best Civil Affairs Team Competition, dated 30 October 2018, last accessed 9 July 2019
- ^ "TIOH: 92 Civil Affairs Battalion". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
- ^ New active duty civil affairs battalion activated Archived 2008-10-20 at the Wayback Machine, USASOC News Service. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Lineage and Honors, 95th Civil Affairs Brigade, United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ The Institute of Heraldry: 95th Civil Affairs Brigade Archived 2008-06-02 at the Wayback Machine The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ US Department of Defense. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ a b c GlobalSecurity.org: Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ Scroll & Sword Volume 59, Issue 1 Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Civil Affairs Association. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org: 95th Civil Affairs Brigade, GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ Scroll & Sword Volume 60, Issue 1 Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Civil Affairs Association. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ MEDIA ADVISORY: 95th Civil Affairs Brigade activation ceremony Archived 2009-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ a b July 2007 Troop Deaths in Iraq Archived November 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Associated Press. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ a b Owen, Karla. Wounded Warriors compete in Wyoming Archived 2008-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. US Army Special Operations Command. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ Veterans News Archived 2008-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, California Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 21 August 2008
- ^ a b 98th Civil Affairs Battalion Activated Archived 2009-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, US Army Special Operations Command. Retrieved 21 August 2008