1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I
The service of the 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I saw the battalion serving on the Western Front throughout the war. It participated in several of the most significant battles of the war, including the battles of Neuve-Chapelle, the Somme, Passchendaele and St Quentin. It suffered very heavy casualties, repeatedly losing its commanding officers during offensives; by the end of one attack in 1916, it was down to only one surviving officer and sixty men. It participated in the final Allied offensive against Germany in 1918 before returning home in May 1919.


1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I, Mobilisation and early actions
The 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles was serving in Aden when the First World War broke out in August 1914. The Ottoman Empire had not yet entered the war so the battalion was sent to England in September, where it prepared for a deployment to France, attached to the 25th Infantry Brigade, 8th Division. It travelled from Southampton to Le Havre at the start of November and took up positions east of Laventie in the Pas de Calais.


1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I, Mobilisation and early actions
The battalion's first major action was the Battle of Neuve Chapelle between 10 and 13 March 1915. After an initial artillery bombardment, the battalion advanced to the previously captured German front lines and helped to secure the village of Neuve-Chapelle. It then had to weather heavy German counter-attacks which failed to dislodge the members of the battalion but caused very heavy casualties, amounting to 18 officers and 440 other ranks, including its Colonel.


1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I, Mobilisation and early actions
During the Battle of Fromelles on 19–20 July 1915 - The battle of Fromelles took place on 19 and 20 July 1916. The battle mentioned here should be the Battle of Aubers ridge (9–10 May 1915) - the battalion successfully took its objectives at Rouge Bancs near Fromelles, but it again suffered very heavy casualties. At the subsequent Battle of Loos in September–October 1915, the battalion carried out a subsidiary attack at Bois Grenier. Although it gained ground, it had to withdraw. The following month, the battalion was sent to the rear for rest and training after a full year in the trenches.


1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I, Somme and Passchendaele
After a further tour of the trenches at Rouge Bancs, the battalion was posted to Albert in the Somme. A German raid inflicted casualties in April 1916, but worse was to come in the Battle of the Somme in July, when the battalion was ordered to attack the German-held village of Ovillers-la-Boisselle. The attack was unsuccessful and cost the battalion many lives, including that of its colonel, who was mortally wounded early in the offensive. The Battalion's chaplain, Donal O'Sullivan was killed in the Somme.


1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I, Somme and Passchendaele
The battalion left the Somme for Loos after the first phase of the battle but returned in October 1916 to fight on the ridges of Le Transloy in appallingly muddy conditions. After a rest, it was posted to Bouchavesnes-Bergen at the end of December and advanced to take a swathe of German-held territory during the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line in March 1917.


1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I, Somme and Passchendaele
In June 1917, the battalion was transferred to positions immediately east of Ypres, where it supported the British offensive that opened the Battle of Passchendaele on 31 July. Yet again, its colonel was killed on the opening day of the battle and the rest of the battalion suffered massive casualties. By 16 August, when it had advanced well forward of the rest of the attacking force, it only had one surviving officer and 60 other ranks.


1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I, Final offensives
The remainder of the battalion spent a gruelling winter on the ridges above Paschendaele before being transferred in February 1918 to the 36th (Ulster) Division near Saint-Quentin. It played a prominent role in opposing the German attack during Operation Michael (known to the British as the Battle of St Quentin) in March 1918. The following month, the battalion returned to the Somme, where it remained until the Hundred Days Offensive saw the Allies going on the offensive and decisively defeating the Germans, bringing about the Armistice of 11 November 1918.


1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles in World War I, Final offensives
Following the Armistice, the battalion was posted to the formerly German-occupied area of Mouscron in Belgium before returning to England in May 1919. Very few of its original members from 1914 survived the war.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "A"
Battery A, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was also known as Company A, 1st Middle Tennessee Battery.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "A", Service
The battalion was organized in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, Tennessee, from June 13, 1703, through October 16, 1863, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clay Crawford. Battery A was enrolled at Memphis in June 1701 and mustered in at Nashville for three years service on October 10, 1862, under the command of Captain Ephraim C. Abbott.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "A", Service
Battery A was attached to Post of Nashville, Department of the Ohio, August to December 1862. Post of Clarksville, Tennessee, District of Western Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to April 1863. Post of Clarksville, Tennessee, District of Central Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to June 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, Army of the Ohio, June 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to August 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, August 1863. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to November 1863.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "A", Service
2nd Division, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Cumberland, to March 1864. Garrison duty Decatur, Alabama, District Northern Alabama, Department of the Cumberland, to April 1864. Artillery, 4th Division, Cavalry Corps, Department of the Cumberland, to October 1864. Artillery, 6th Division, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to March 1865. District of Middle Tennessee to July 1865.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "A", Service
Battery A, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery mustered out of service at Nashville, Tennessee, on August 3, 1865.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "A", Detailed service
Duty at Nashville and Clarksville, Tenn., until August 1863. Siege of Nashville September 7-November 7, 1862. Operations against Scott's forces in western Kentucky July 25-August 6, 1863. Near Winchester July 29. Irvine July 30. Lancaster, Stanford, and Paint Lick Bridge July 30. Smith's Shoals, Cumberland River, August 1. Ordered to Murfreesboro, Tenn., August; then to McMinnville September 5, and march to Chattanooga September 12–22. Garrison artillery at Chattanooga until March 1864. Reopening Tennessee River October 26–29, 1863. Battles of Chattanooga November 23–25. Garrison artillery at Decatur, Ala., March 1864 to January 1865. Skirmishes at Athens, Ala., October 1–2, 1864. Siege of Decatur October 26–29. Ordered to Pulaski, Tenn., January 16, 1865. Duty at Pulaski and in middle Tennessee on line of railroad until July.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "B"
Battery B, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was initially organized as the 1st East Tennessee Battery.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "B", Service
The battalion was organized in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, Tennessee, from June 13, 1863, through October 16, 1863, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clay Crawford. Battery B was raised and mustered in at Lexington, Kentucky, from eastern Tennessee refugees for three years service on April 16, 1863, under the command of Captain Robert Clay Crawford.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "B", Service
Battery B was attached to District of Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, to August 1863. Willcox's Division, Left Wing Forces, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to January 1864. District of the Clinch, Department of the Ohio, to April 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio, to February 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, to March 1865. 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, to July 1865.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "B", Service
Battery B, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery mustered out of service at Nashville, Tennessee, on July 20, 1865.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "B", Detailed service
From Lexington, the battery moved to Nicholasville, Kentucky, for drill and instruction. In May 1863 the battery moved to Camp Nelson, Kentucky. On July 16, 1863, the battery moved to Somerset, Kentucky. It performed duty in Kentucky until August 1863. Action at Tripletts Bridge June 16. Operations against Scott in eastern Kentucky July 25-August 6. Expedition to Cumberland Gap August 17-September 7. Winter's Gap August 31. Operations about Cumberland Gap September 7–10. Duty at Cumberland Gap until May 1865, and in District of East Tennessee until July.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "C"
Battery C, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "C", Service
The battalion was organized in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, Tennessee, from June 13, 1863, through October 16, 1863, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clay Crawford. Battery C mustered in for three years service at Knoxville on November 1, 1863, under the command of Captain Vincent Meyers.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "C", Service
Battery C was attached to Defenses of Memphis, Fort Pickering, XVI Corps, Department of the Tennessee, to March 1864. Post and District of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to March 1865. Artillery, 3rd Sub-District, District of Middle Tennessee, to July 1865.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "C", Service
Battery C, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery mustered out of service at Nashville on August 1, 1865.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "C", Detailed service
Garrison duty at Fort Pickering, Defenses of Memphis, Tennessee, until March 1864, and garrison artillery at Nashville, Tennessee, until March 1865. Battle of Nashville December 15–16, 1864. Ordered to Johnsonville March 22, 1865, and duty there until July.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "D"
Battery D, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "D", Service
The battalion was organized in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, Tennessee, from June 13, 1863, through October 16, 1863, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clay Crawford. Battery D was recruited in Anderson County, Tennessee and mustered in at Knoxville for three years service on September 18, 1863, under the command of Captain David K. Young.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "D", Service
Battery D was attached to Post and District of Nashville, Department of the Cumberland, to March 1865. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to July 1865.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "D", Service
Battery D, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery mustered out of service at Nashville on July 20, 1865.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "D", Detailed service
Served as garrison artillery at Nashville during its entire term of service. Battle of Nashville December 15–16, 1864.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "E"
Battery E, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It originally mustered as Battery "D", 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery, and as late as January 1864, it was referred to in reports as 1st East Tennessee Heavy Artillery.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "E", Service
The battalion was organized in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, Tennessee, from June 13, 1863, through October 16, 1863, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clay Crawford. Battery E mustered in for three years service in October 1863 under the command of Captain Henry C. Lloyd.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "E", Service
Battery E was attached to District of North Central Kentucky, Department of the Ohio, 1st Division, XXIII Corps, October 1863 to April 1864. District of Nashville, Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland, to May 1865. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, District of East Tennessee, to July 1865.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "E", Service
Battery E, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery mustered out of service at Nashville on August 1, 1865.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "E", Detailed service
Duty in District of North Central Kentucky, at Booneville, Camp Nelson, Flemmingsburg, Mt. Sterling and Paris, December 1863 to April 1864, and at Nashville and Bull's Gap, Tenn., to August 1864. Pursuit to Greenville, Tenn., August 21–23. Blue Springs August 23. Operations in eastern Tennessee August 29-September 4. Park's Gap and Greenville September 4. Death of Gen. J. H. Morgan, Blue Springs September 6. Carter's Station September 30-October 1. Operations in eastern Tennessee October 10–28. Clinch Valley, near Sneedsville, October 21. Mossy Creek and Panther Springs October 27. Morristown and Russellville October 28. Operations against Breckenridge November 4–17.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "E", Detailed service
Bull's Gap November 11–13. Morristown November 13. Russellville November 14. Strawberry Plains November 16–17. Duty in eastern Tennessee until March 1865. Stoneman's Expedition from eastern Tennessee into southwest Virginia and western North Carolina March 21-April 25, 1865. Wytheville April 6. Martinsville April 8. Shallow Ford and near Mocksville April 11. Saulsbury April 12. Catawba River April 17. Catawba River, near Morganstown, April 20. Howard's Gap and Blue Ridge Mountains April 22. Near Hendersonville April 23. Duty in eastern Tennessee until June. Ordered to Nashville June 25.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "F"
Battery F, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "F", Service
The battalion was organized in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, Tennessee, from June 13, 1863, through October 16, 1863, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clay Crawford.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "F", Service
Battery F was attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, XXIII Corps, Department of the Ohio.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "F", Service
Battery F, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery presumably ceased to exist after April 13, 1864, when the battery's men were transferred to Battery A, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "G"
Battery G, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "G", Service
The battalion was organized in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, Tennessee, from June 13, 1863, through October 16, 1863, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clay Crawford.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "G", Service
Battery G was attached to Garrison Artillery, Nashville, Tennessee. Assigned to "Governor's Guard" in August 1864, under the overall command of Brig. Gen. Alvan Cullem Gillem. Reported at Bull's Gap, Tennessee, August 3, 1864.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "G", Service
Battery G, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery presumably ceased to exist after January 26, 1865, when the battery's men were consolidated with Battery E, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "K"
Battery K, 1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery was an artillery battery that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "K", Service
The battalion was organized in Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville, Tennessee, from June 13, 1863, through October 16, 1863, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Clay Crawford.


1st Battalion Tennessee Light Artillery, Battery "K", Service
The only record for Battery K notes that it was ordered from Nashville to Knoxville on March 22, 1865. It was on garrison duty there until July 1865 when the battery was mustered out of the service.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment
The 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment was a unit of the Ohio Army National Guard, with troops in multiple locations throughout northeastern Ohio and has served in the United States of America's major wars and conflicts since 1898 until its inactivation on 31 August 2007.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, History
The 107th Cavalry Regiment (minus 1st Squadron) reorganized on 1 May 1977 in the Ohio Army National Guard (Troop A, Support Squadron, was allotted on 1 October 1986 to the West Virginia Army National Guard and re-allotted on 15 October 1990 to the Ohio Army National Guard). It was placed on 1 June 1989 under the United States Army Regimental System consisting of the following units:


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, History
1st Squadron 150th Cavalry Regiment (United States) - Bluefield, WV;


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, History
The 107th ACR was reorganized and redesignated on 1 September 1993 as the 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Headquarters in Stow, Ohio (formerly the 3/107th ACR) and assigned to the 28th Infantry Division. The 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry (United States) was assigned to the 37th Armor Brigade; On 1 September 1994 the 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry and the 2nd Squadron, 107th Cavalry, were realigned and assigned to the 37th Armor Brigade, 38th Infantry Division. In September 2001 the 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment was once again assigned to the 28th Infantry Division.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Coat of arms
Shield: Or, on a bend Gules between a Roman Sword in sheath point to base and a prickly pear cactus both Vert, three alerions of the field.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Coat of arms
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the Ohio Army National Guard: From a wreath Or and Gules, a sheaf of seventeen arrows Argent bound by a sprig of buckeye (aesculus glabra) fructed Proper (two leaves bursting burr).


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Coat of arms
Symbolism: The shield is yellow for cavalry. The bend charged with the alerions, taken from the arms of Lorraine, is representative of World War I service and is red to indicate that the 107th Cavalry served as field artillery during World War I. The Roman Sword in sheath is for Spanish–American War service and the cactus for Mexican Border duty.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Coat of arms
Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 107th Cavalry Regiment, Ohio National Guard on 8 March 1927. It was amended to correct the wording of the blazon of the shield on 17 June 1927. It was redesignated for the 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ohio National Guard on 15 January 1952. The insignia was amended to add the crest of the State of West Virginia on 22 March 1971. It was amended to delete the crest of the State of West Virginia on 3 April 1975. The coat of arms was redesignated effective 1 September 1993, for the 107th Cavalry Regiment.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Engagements
Operation Iraqi Freedom; 2003–2006; Transition of Iraq – 2 May 2003, to 28 June 2004; Iraqi Governance – 29 June 2004, to 15 Dec. 2005;The "National Resolution" phase – 16 Dec. 2005, to 9 Jan. 2007.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered BOUGAINVILLE;Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER;Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945;Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004–2005.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MANILA;Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Decorations
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952;Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952–1953;Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 to 4 JULY 1945;Republic of Korea Presidential Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Iraq
In October 2003, B and C Companies, and elements of Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) and Company A, of the 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry were activated at their home stations in Ohio and traveled to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Fort Stewart, Georgia, for five months of mobilization training. There they were then attached to the 1st Battalion, 150th Armor (West Virginia Army National Guard), the 1st Battalion, 252nd


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Iraq
Armor (North Carolina Army National Guard), and Troop E, 196th Cavalry (North Carolina Army National Guard) respectively, for deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom II with North Carolina's 30th Brigade Combat Team under the 1st Infantry Division. These elements of the 1st Battalion operated in Iraq from February to December 2004, serving in Kirkush, Tuz Khurmatu, Jalawla, and Baghdad. They participated in the Transition of Iraq and Iraqi Governance campaigns and returned home in late December, 2004.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Iraq
The battalion commander LTC Richard T. Curry and CSM Albert Whatmough along with the remaining companies continued their regular training cycle until October 2004, when the remaining companies of the 1-107th Cavalry were activated for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom III. One element of HHC 1-107th CAV was then deployed to Fort Dix, New Jersey for mobilization training and left for Kuwait in January 2005. The companies operated in Baghdad, Iraq and performed detainee operations at Camps Cropper and Victory.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Iraq
The headquarters was deployed to Fort McCoy, Wisconsin and arrived in Kuwait in December 2004 and deployed to Mosul, Iraq in late December, this element included LTC Richard T. Curry the 1-107th Cavalry Commander and CSM Albert Whatmough who both deployed with the battalion in 2004–2005 with the mission of establishing the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Endurance which later became known as FOB Q-West Base Complex 30 Kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Iraq
The mission the unit was to provide command & control of the base, establish the Base Defense Operations Center, provide life support functions, establish base defense security, combat patrols and build the FOB into the largest logistical hub operating in northern Iraq by the end of 2005, a mission that was accomplished prior to their departure.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Iraq
The FOB Endurance/Q-West Base Complex HQ elements of the 1-107th CAV were attached to the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and received the Army Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) for their accomplishments. The HHC/A Convoy Security Company conducted operations throughout Iraq logging in thousands of miles with no fatalities and provided security for convoy elements. Elements of the 1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry served within the 1st Cavalry Division, 4th Infantry Division, and 3rd Infantry Division areas of operations as units of the 18th and 42nd MP Brigades. The final elements returned home from Iraq in January 2006 reuniting the battalion. Both HHC/A detachments received the U.S. Army Meritorious Unit Commendation for their service.


1st Battalion, 107th Cavalry Regiment, Transformation and inactivation
As the U.S. Army conducted its largest organizational transformation since World War II, the 1st Battalion 107th Cavalry Regiment, along with D Company from the 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry, as well as a company from the 112th Engineer Battalion, were chosen to form a new combined arms battalion within the 37th Brigade Combat Team, 38th Infantry Division. A change in designation was required and the unit uncased the new colors of the 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment, effective 1 September 2007.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines
1st Battalion, 10th Marines (1/10) is an artillery battalion composed of four firing batteries and a headquarters battery. The battalion is stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and falls under the command of 10th Marine Regiment, part of 2d Marine Division. Its primary weapon system is the M777A2 155mm lightweight howitzer.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, Mission
The unit's mission is to provide direct artillery support for 2d Marine Division in time of conflict. That support may come in traditional fashion, i.e. artillery support to maneuver forces, or by providing batteries to serve as provisional rifle companies.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, World War II
The unit was activated on November 1, 1940, at San Diego, California, as 1st Battalion, 10th Marines (1/10) and was assigned to the 2d Marine Brigade, Fleet Marine Force. The 2d Marine Brigade was renamed the 2d Marine Division on February 1, 1941.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, World War II
During January 1942, 1/10 was deployed to American Samoa and detached from the 2d Marine Division. In November 1942, the unit was redeployed to Guadalcanal and attached to11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. In December 1942, the unit was reassigned to 9th Marines.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, World War II
1st Battalion, 10th Marines participated in the following World War II campaigns:


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, World War II
and subsequently in the occupation of Japan from September 1945 to June 1946.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, World War II
During July 1946, 1/10 was relocated to MCB Camp Lejeune; then deactivated on November 18, 1947.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, World War II
The unit was then reactivated to Camp Lejeune as 1st Battalion, 10th Marines on December 1, 1948.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, 1960s–1980s
1/10 deployed to Cuba in response to the missile crisis from October to December 1962.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, 1960s–1980s
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the battalion was deployed to Europe for participation in North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) exercises.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, 1960s–1980s
During the 1980s, the battalion became a cold-weather-trained unit, conducting training at Fort Drum, New York and above the Arctic Circle. The battalion also transitioned to the 155mm Howitzer during this period. They regularly supported training operations at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at 29 Palms, California.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, 1960s–1980s
Charlie Battery was deployed to Beirut, Lebanon in 1983 as a part of Battalion Landing Team 1/8. On 23 October, the battery lost eight Marines in the Beirut Barracks attack. While deployed to Beirut, Charlie Battery was the first U.S. artillery unit to fire the M198 155mm howitzer in combat.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, 1990s
First Battalion participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Southwest Asia from August 1990 to February 1991.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, 1990s
A Detachment from Bravo Battery aboard the USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2) during MARG 2–92 participated in Operation Provide Promise from July to November 1992.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, 1990s
From August to October 1994, an element of 1/10 participated in Operations Support Democracy and Uphold Democracy in Haiti.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, Global War on Terror
In February 2003, 1/10 deployed to Kuwait, it then participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom, in Iraq in March 2003. During the invasion the unit took part in the Battle of Nasiriyah.


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, Global War on Terror
Then again Battery B deployed to Iraq in June 2004 to February 2005 performed split-battery operations from the cities Muhumadyia and Iskandariyah providing fire support for the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, Global War on Terror
Between September 2007 and April 2008, 1/10 was deployed to Iraq and was stationed throughout the Al Anbar province as TFMP (Task Force Military Police).


1st Battalion, 10th Marines, History, Global War on Terror
From November 2010 to May 2011, 1/10 deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines
1st Battalion 11th Marines (1/11) is an artillery battalion comprising four firing batteries and a Headquarters battery. The battalion is stationed at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Its primary weapon system is the M777 lightweight howitzer. The battalion is under the command of the 11th Marine Regiment, part of the 1st Marine Division.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, Mission
To provide direct support to the 1st Marine Division in time of conflict. That support may come in the traditional fashion of artillery support to maneuver forces, or by providing batteries to serve as temporary rifle companies. It also has the secondary mission of being the primary providers of civil-military operations (CMO). CMO is defined as the activities of the commander that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations between military organizations, Government and civilian organizations and the civilian population.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, Early years
The 1st Battalion, 11th Marines, was activated together with rest of the regiment on 20 August 1917 at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. The battalion underwent intensive infantry training until September 1918, when it was attached to the 5th Marine Brigade and ordered to France. The 1st Battalion arrived on October 13 to Brest, but too late to see combat. The battalion was stationed in the area around the town of Tours until July 1919. when it was ordered stateside and deactivated at Norfolk Navy Yard on 11 August 1919.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, Early years
The 1st Battalion was reactivated on 3 December 1923 at the Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, as the 1st Battalion, 10th Regiment. It participated in mail guard duty in the mid-western United States from October 1926 to February 1927. The battalion deployed during April to June 1927 to Tientsin in China and was assigned to the 3rd Marine Brigade. The unit returned during September 1928 to MCB Quantico and was detached from the 3rd Marine Brigade during December 1928. It were re-designated on 10 July 1930 to the 1st Battalion, 10th Marines.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, Early years
The battalion was assigned to the 1st Marine Brigade during September 1935. It was re-designated on 1 September 1940 as the 1st Battalion, 11th Marines. During October 1940, it was deployed to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. On 1 February 1941, the 1st Marine Brigade was re-designated as the 1st Marine Division. The battalion relocated to New River, North Carolina during April 1941.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, World War II
1st Battalion, 11th Marines was reassigned during March 1942 to the 3rd Marine Brigade. It was deployed during March 1942 to Western Samoa. The battalion was again reassigned to the 1st Marine Division in September 1942. The battalion participated in the Guadalcanal and New Britain campaigns; it also carried out operations on Finschhafen, Peleliu and Okinawa.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, World War II
After the war the battalion was redeployed in September 1945 to Tientsin, China. It participated in the occupation of North China from September 1945 to January 1947. It was then redeployed during January 1947 to Guam, and detached from the 1st Marine Division. While in Guam, the unit constructed Camp Witek, the 1st Marine Brigade base. The battalion was reassigned during June 1947 to the 1st Marine Brigade. It was deactivated on 1 October 1947.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, Korean War
The battalion was reactivated on 1 October 1949 at Camp Pendleton and assigned to the 1st Marine Division. It was then reassigned during July 1950 to the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. The battalion was then deployed in July and August 1950 to Pusan in Korea. The battalion participated in the Korean War, from August 1950 to July 1953, taking part in the actions at the Battle of the Pusan Perimeter, at Inchon and the Chosin Reservoir. Personnel also saw action on the East-Central and Western Fronts. 1st Battalion, 11th Marines participated in the occupation of the Korean Demilitarized Zone from August 1953 to March 1955. It returned to Camp Pendleton in April 1955.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, Vietnam War
The battalion deployed during August 1965 to Camp Hansen, Okinawa and redeployed during January 1966 to Chu Lai, in the Republic of Vietnam. It was reassigned to the 3rd Marine Division. During March 1966, the unit was reassigned to the 1st Marine Division.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, Vietnam War
The battalion operated from Chu Lai, Da Nang, Quang Tri, Phu Bai, Con Thien, Ca Lu, Khe Sanh, Cua Viet, Dong Ha and Quang Nam from January 1966 to March 1971. It was reassigned during 1971 to the 3rd Marine Amphibious Brigade; it returned during March 1971 to Camp Pendleton and reassigned to the 1st Marine Division.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, Vietnam War
Alpha Battery 1st Battalion 11th Marines was known as Alpha North in early 1966. On the night of 18 April 1966 Alpha North was overrun. It suffered 5 marines killed and 28 wounded. All of the howitzers received damage. The battery moved to the 1-1 compound at Hoi An.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, Gulf War and the 1990s
1st Battalion, 11th Marines participated in Operation Desert Storm from September 1990 to March 1991. Elements participated in Operation Sea Angel in Bangladesh from May to June 1991. Elements also participated in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia from December 1992 to March 1993.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, Global War on Terror
In January 2003 the battalion deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After participating in the invasion of Iraq it returned to Camp Pendleton in July 2003. Individual firing Batteries have continued to support the MEU cycle in the war on terror since 2003. The battalion HQ deployed to Anbar Province Iraq with Battery A, Battery C, and Battery K as a provisional infantry battalion in June 2007. The unit returned to Camp Pendleton in late April 2008.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, Global War on Terror
In April 2010 the battalion deployed to Helmand Province, in Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 10.1. The battalion was attached to the 1st Marine Division (Forward) Task Force Leatherneck. The battalion was reinforced, comprising three gun batteries (Bravo, India 3/12, and Lima 3/12) and a HiMARS rocket Battery (Tango 5/11, later Sierra 5/11). 1/11 was assigned an artillery tactical mission of General Support to Task Force Leatherneck.


1st Battalion, 11th Marines, History, Global War on Terror
The battalion returned from Afghanistan in November 2010 and began fielding the Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS).


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment
The 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, also known as the "Red Fox" Battalion came into being on 22 September 1917 at Camp MacArthur, Waco, Texas, as part of the 57th Field Artillery Brigade, better known as the Iron Brigade. The 120th Field Artillery Regiment previously had been the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. The history of the 1st Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Regiment goes back the American Civil War days.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment
Today, the 1–120th FAB (1-120th Field Artillery Battalion) is part of the 32nd IBCT (32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team) and is headquartered in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, and has five corresponding batteries: Alpha Battery is located in Marshfield, Wisconsin; Bravo Battery is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin; Charlie Battery, located in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Delta Battery, located in Berlin, Wisconsin; and Headquarters Battery which is located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, World War I
The 1–120th FA, as part of the 57th Field Artillery Brigade continued its training with the 32d Infantry Division at Camp Mac Arthur until February 1918. The entire division was then ordered  to Europe. The 120th Field Artillery Landed at Liverpool, England and then traveled by rail to South Hampton and across the English Channel to Le Havre, France.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, World War I
In France the 120th trained at Camp De Coëtquidan, an old French artillery camp. It was here that it was equipped with French 75's and horses. Shortly before the 57th Brigade was ordered to the front in Alsace, the 2nd Battalion of the 120th was sent to Saumur, France with its batteries acting as training batteries for the Saumur Artillery School. The balance of the battalion arrived in Belfort with the 57th Brigade on 8 June and marched to the front as a part of the 32nd Division, for the first time since leaving Camp MacArthur.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, World War I
The 120th Field Artillery went into action in the Château-Thierry sector on 1 August 1918 near Rancheros in support of the 32d Division. After the 32nd Division had taken Juivgay, the 32nd Division was relieved by the 2nd Moroccan Division, which included the famous "French Foreign Legion". The 120th FA remained in the line in support of the Foreign Legion and helped blast a path for the charge of the Foreign Legion. The 120th, along with the 57th Brigade, was congratulated for the part they played in this action by the commanding general of the 1st Moroccan Infantry Division, General Panot, and by French corps commander, General Charles Mangin.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, World War II
On 15 October 1940, the 32d Division "The Red Arrows" was called into federal service. The units left for Camp Beauregard, LA. In February 1941 they moved to Camp Livingston and six months later, when 32d Division reorganized, the 2d Battalion of the 120th became the 129th Division Field Artillery. The 1st Battalion of the 120th Field Artillery Regiment became the 120th Field Artillery Battalion. The 32nd Division sailed from San Francisco on 22 April 1942 and arrived in Australia and arrived in Port Adelaide in South Australia on 14 May 1942. The Division was initially stationed and trained at Camp Woodside and Camp Sandy Creek, both near Adelaide. In July 1942 the 129th and the 120th moved to Camp Cable, in Queensland about 30 miles south of Brisbane.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, World War II
In November 1942 Battery A, 129th FA was sent into New Guinea while the other batteries remained at Camp Cable, Australia. The four gun sections of Battery A were the first howitzers flown into a combat area, which landed at Port Moresby. One-half of Battery A flew over the Owen-Stanley Mountains to Buna. Battery A became the first United States Army artillery to be flown into combat in the Pacific during World War II.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, World War II
After the Buna Campaign, A Battery returned to Camp Cable with the 32d Division. The 129th took part in the Saidor and Aitape Campaigns in New Guinea. The 129th left from Hollandia, New Guinea in November 1944 and took part in the Leyte Campaign for the Ormoc Corridor. In January 1945 they arrived at Lamon Bay on Luzon for the Luzon Campaign on the Villa Verde Trail. After V-J Day, 14 August 1945, the battalion left the Philippine Islands for occupation duty in Japan. It was reactivated as the 120th Field Artillery Battalion, a part of the 32d Infantry Division on 9 June 1947.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Post World War II, Berlin Crisis
Exactly twenty one years to the day after the World War II activation, the 120th was again called to federal service and was sent to Fort Lewis, WA, for training. The call to federal service was a result of the "Berlin Crisis of 1961". While stationed at Fort Lewis the units were assigned along with the 32nd Division to the Strategic Army Command (STRAC). On 10 August 1962 the entire 32nd Division was released from federal service and returned to Wisconsin where they once again reverted to the Wisconsin Army National Guard.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Post World War II, Berlin Crisis
On 30 December 1967 the 32nd Division was reorganized and redesignated as the 32nd Infantry Brigade, a non-divisional separate brigade. The 120th Field Artillery again lost the 2nd Battalion through inactivation. The 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery became the direct support artillery battalion for the 32nd Brigade, which is its present configuration.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 1st Tour
On 13 May 2005, the 1–120th Field Artillery received its alert notification. Upon receiving notification every soldier was called and informed of an impending deployment. In June the unit received its mobilization order to report for active duty on 10 August 2005. In late June the battalion was reorganized both due to receiving a non-artillery mission and a lack of soldiers. Soldiers from Alpha and Charlie Battery of the 1–126th Field Artillery, from Whitewater and Racine, WI respectively, formed Charlie Battery in the 1–120th. On 13 August the 1–120th departed Volk Field, WI for Camp Shelby, MS for approximately three months of pre-deployment training and mobilization processing.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 1st Tour
On 28 August 2005 training was suspended because of the approach of Hurricane Katrina. At 1030 hours on August 29 soldiers were restricted to their barracks, to reduce the chance of injury from flying debris, falling trees and downed power lines. The battalion endured the storm without injury however; the base was shut down for several days due to the damage caused. The 1–120th assisted with the post-Katrina cleanup effort, for this each soldier received the Humanitarian Service Medal.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 1st Tour
The battalion arrived in Kuwait on 4 November 2005 and were transported to Camp Buehring in Udari, Kuwait. From there each battery received their individual missions. HHS was stationed at Camp Patriot located inside of the Kuwaiti Navy Base (KNB) their mission was to provide an area reaction force(ARF) and operate the battalion headquarters. Alpha Battery was stationed at Camp Arifjan and Shuaybah Port (SPOD) their mission was the security of the SPOD, a main port for unit equipment coming in and out of Kuwait. Brovo Battery was stationed with HHS at Camp Patriot and provided the base's security force.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 1st Tour
Charlie Battery was first stationed at Camp Virginia and the Ali Al Salem Air Base their mission was to provide armed escorts for buses to and from the airbase and the Kuwait airport. One platoon was sent to Qatar to provide security to ASG Qatar. On 1 January 2006, Charlie Battery received orders to move into Iraq. In March 2006 Charlie Battery departed Kuwait and was flown to Camp Anaconda, Iraq. There they were OPCON to Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Arabian Peninsula (CJSOTF-AP). Charlie Battery was located in three locations: Balad, Baghdad, and Hillah. Charlie Battery conducted detainee operations, FOB security, and security mission with Special Forces unit.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 1st Tour
During the mobilization the 1–120th did not suffer any combat casualties; however one soldier, SPC Jason Greeno, was killed in a traffic accident during his mid-tour leave.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 1st Tour
After almost 12 months in country on October 26, 2006, the 1–120th FA BN transferred authority over to the 2–142nd Field Artillery BN. The 1–120th returned to Fort McCoy, WI on 4–5 November 2006 to a welcome home ceremony and the unit was released from active duty.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2nd Tour
On 1 February 2009, the entire 32nd IBCT was mobilized again in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The units left Wisconsin as staggered intervals throughout February for pre-deployment training at Fort Bliss, TX. The units left Texas at staggered intervals from late April through May for deployment overseas to Iraq. This was the largest combat deployment of the Wisconsin Army National Guard since World War II.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2nd Tour
In January 2010 the 32nd IBCT returned to Volk Field, WI from Iraq. They conducted demobilization throughout January and were released from active duty.


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, "Red Fox" nickname
In the heat of summer in 1971, the 1–120 FA BN was conducting its annual training on Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. As rumor has it, a red fox was either run over or found on the side of the road by some soldiers. As a prank, those soldiers threw the carcass in the tent of LTC Owen P. Rexford. After the situation was defused, the tail of the fox was cut off and used as an antenna flag for LTC Rexford's jeep. His radio name was "Red Fox 1" from that point on. Later, the entire battalion adopted the name of "Red Fox". On January 17, 1985, the Secretary of the Army signed an order awarding the 120th Field Artillery Regiment the special designation of the "Red Fox Regiment".


1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, Heraldry
The shield is red for Artillery. The colors of the chevron and the chevronel – yellow and blue – are the colors of the arms of service from which the organization was developed. The combination of the colors, red, blue and yellow, form the colors of the Puerto Rican Occupation medal ribbon indicating the service of Battery A in Puerto Rico. The five fleurs-de-lis symbolize the five major engagements of the organization in France during World War I.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines
1st Battalion 12th Marines (1/12) is an artillery battalion comprising three firing batteries and a Headquarters Battery. The battalion is stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and falls under the 12th Marine Regiment and the 3rd Marine Division. The battalion has recently transitioned to its new primary weapon system the M777 lightweight howitzer with a maximum effective range of 30 kilometres (19 mi).


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, Mission
Provide direct support of the 3rd Marine Regiment in time of conflict. That support may come in the traditional fashion of artillery support to maneuver forces, or by providing batteries to serve as provisional rifle companies. They also have the secondary mission of being the primary providers of civil-military operations (CMO). CMO is defined as the activities of the commander that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relations between military organizations, Government and civilian organizations and the civilian populace.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, History, World War II
1st Battalion 12th Marines came into existence during World War II. The battalion was activated 1 September 1942, at San Diego, California as the 4th Battalion 12th Marines and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, History, World War II
During October 1942, the Battalion relocated to Camp Dunlap, California. They were deployed to Auckland, New Zealand during March 1943, then redeployed during July 1943 to Guadalcanal. During this period, the Battalion was heavily involved in numerous campaigns including the Battle of Bougainville, Battle of Guam and the Battle of Iwo Jima.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, History, World War II
After being re-designated on 5 April 1945 as 1st Battalion 12th Marines, the Battalion was relocated during December 1945 to Camp Pendleton, California and as deactivated on 8 January 1946.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, History, 1950s through the 1980s
Five years later, the Battalion was reactivated on 20 June 1951 at Camp Pendleton, California and was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division. In August 1953, 1st Battalion 12th Marines deployed to Camp Mcnair, Japan and redeployed to South Camp Fuji, Japan during March 1956. During March and April 1965, the battalion was called upon to deploy to the Republic of Vietnam. They participated in the Vietnam War from April 1965 to September 1969, operating from Phu Bai, Danang, Cam Lộ, Khe Sanh and Camp Carroll. The battalion after the Vietnam war was reduced to cadre status.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, History, 1950s through the 1980s
During October 1969, the battalion was re-established at Camp Pendleton, California and assigned to the 5th Marine Division. One year later, in November 1969, they were reassigned to the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, History, 1950s through the 1980s
In April 1971, the 1/12 was reassigned to the 1st Marine Division. The battalion deployed in June 1971 to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii and was later reassigned to the 1st Marine Brigade. During the 1970s and 1980s, the unit participated in numerous training exercises to remain combat ready. 1st Marine Brigade re-designated on 30 August 1985 as the 1st Marine Amphibious Brigade. In the years that followed, 1st Marine Amphibious Brigade was re-designated as the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, History, 1990s & the Global War on Terrorism
1st Battalion 12th Marines participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm in Southwest Asia during September 1990 to April 1991. In September 1994, the Battalion was reassigned to 3rd Marine Division as part of the III Marine Expeditionary Force, Hawaii.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, History, 1990s & the Global War on Terrorism
From July 2004 through April 2005, Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion 12th Marines, deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They were attached to 1st Battalion 3rd Marines and deployed to Fallujah, Iraq participating in Operation Phantom Fury.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, History, 1990s & the Global War on Terrorism
From March 2007 through October 2007 and September 2008 through April 2009, 1st Battalion 12th Marines conducted the provisional mission of Task Force MP operating in the Al Anbar province of Iraq.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, History, 1990s & the Global War on Terrorism
On April 2011, Charlie, Echo, Alpha and Headquarters and Service Battalion of 1/12 deployed to Outpost Shrine in Kajaki, Afghanistan to replace 1st Battalion, 10th Marines as the main artillery unit in the area. Bravo Battery remained in garrison for live fire during training exercises.


1st Battalion, 12th Marines, History, 1990s & the Global War on Terrorism
The battalion is currently the only "stand alone" artillery unit in 12th Marines; 2nd Battalion was deactivated following Operation: Desert Storm due to defense cut-backs and the relocation of 12th Marine Regiment from Camp Foster to Camp Hansen, both in Okinawa. 3rd Battalion maintains its headquarters at Camp Hansen and sources the Unit Deployment Program as the headquarters element for deployed artillery batteries drawn from across the Corps. 3/12's permanent firing batteries have been reassigned to other units: Battery K to 2nd Battalion 11th Marines, Battery L to 3rd Battalion 11th Marines, and Battery I to 1st Battalion 11th Marines.


1st Battalion, 14th Marines
1st Battalion 14th Marines (1/14) was a reserve artillery battalion comprising three firing batteries and a headquarters battery. The battalion was based in Alameda, California. Its primary weapon system was the M198 Howitzer. It was part of the 14th Marine Regiment of the 4th Marine Division.


1st Battalion, 14th Marines, Mission
To provide artillery support to a maneuver element or reinforcing fire to another artillery organization.


1st Battalion, 14th Marines, History, World War II
The battalion was activated on May 1, 1943, at Camp Lejune, North Carolina. It relocated during August 1943 to Camp Pendleton, California and was assigned to the 4th Marine Division. During World War II it participated in the Battles of Kwajalein, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. 1/14 redeployed in October 1945 to Camp Pendleton and was deactivated on November 15 of the same year.


1st Battalion, 14th Marines, History, Reactivation and name changes
The battalion was reactivated on February 1, 1966, at Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, as Headquarters Battery, 14th Marines and assigned to the 4th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force, Marine Forces Reserve. It was redesignated February 1, 1967, as Headquarters Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Group, Force Troops. It was redesignated again on September 1, 1979, as Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, 14th Marines and finally on October 1, 1985, as 1st Battalion, 14th Marines.


1st Battalion, 14th Marines, History, 1990s
The Battalion was called to active duty in support of Operation Desert Shield on December 10, 1990. HQ Battery from Treasure Island, CA, "A" Battery from Spokane, WA, and "B" Battery from Pico Rivera, CA mobilized to Camp Lejeune, NC and the Battalion was sent to Norway in support of Exercise Battle Griffin. The Persian Gulf War ended before the unit could be redeployed to the Middle East theater of operations. The Battalion returned home in July 1991.


1st Battalion, 14th Marines, History, 1990s
"C" Battery, 1st Battalion 14th Marines from Jackson, Mississippi, was activated separately on 10 December 1990 in support of Operation Desert Shield and deployed to Camp Pendleton, California and then to Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan to await final orders to deploy to the Persian Gulf. Similarly, those orders never came. The Marines from Charlie Battery returned home to Jackson, Mississippi, in August 1991. HQ Battery relocated during February 1992 to Alameda NAS from Treasure Island.


1st Battalion, 14th Marines, History, Global War on Terror
The battalion was mobilized in June 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and for the deployment redesignated as Task Force MP.


1st Battalion, 14th Marines, History, Decommissioning
1st Battalion, 14th Marines was deactivated on March 24, 2007, and redesignated the 4th Force Reconnaissance Headquarters.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 1st Battalion, 153d Infantry Regiment (First Arkansas), is an infantry battalion of the Arkansas Army National Guard, headquartered at Malvern, assigned to the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The 1–153rd has deployed companies in support of the Multi-National Security Force (SFOR 9) to Bosnia and to Saudi Arabia as part of Operation Southern Watch. 1st Battalion, 53rd Infantry has twice deployed as a battalion for Operation Iraqi Freedom, once from 2004–05 and a second time in 2008. The battalion was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation for the period, 17 March 2004 – 23 March 2005.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Background
The history of the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry as an individual battalion really begins with the reorganization of the 39th Infantry Division in 1967 and the creation of the 39th Infantry Brigade (Separate). For history of the 1st Battalion prior to 1967, see 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States) and 39th Infantry Division (United States).


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Creation of 39th Infantry Brigade
In 1967 the 39th Infantry Division was reorganized and redesignated as the 39th Infantry Brigade (Separate) and in 1973 was paired with the US 101st Airborne Division as a training partner and became an air-assault brigade.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Creation of 39th Infantry Brigade
In 1994 the 39th was again reorganized and gained its designation as an "enhanced" brigade.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Creation of 39th Infantry Brigade
In 1999, the 39th became part of the 7th Infantry Division under the Army Integrated Division concept which paired National Guard and Reserve brigades with active duty headquarters and support units.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Overseas training deployments
The 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry units conducted numerous overseas training rotations throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Southern Watch
In May through September 1999, Company B, 2nd Battalion, 153 Infantry was activated for Operation Southern Watch. B/2-153 deployed to Kuwait. 39th Brigade Soldiers provided security at Patriot Missile batteries during these deployments. The mission lasted a total of seven months, and was the first "pure" National Guard effort in the region.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Southern Watch
Company C, 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry carried on the 39th's role in Operation Southern Watch when they replaced B/2-153 IN in September 1999.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Security Force Nine (SFOR 9)
In March 2001, Company D, 1–153rd and Company D, 3–153rd deployed to Bosnia as part of the Multinational Stabilization Force (SFOR), Security Force Nine in order to assist with the enforcement of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH). The companies were attached to 3rd Squadron, 7 Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division for the deployment as part of Task Force Eagle. They performed presence patrols outside Forward Operating Base Morgan and Camp McGovern, and participated in the consolidation of weapon storage sites. The soldiers also guarded the sites.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Ramp-up
In 2002 the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment was notified that it would be participating in a rotation to the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk, LA as a part of the 39th Infantry Brigade (Separate). For National Guard units, a rotation is actually a three-year process that provides additional money, resources and training opportunities in order to improve unit readiness before the actual rotation through the JRTC. The battalion was required to complete a mission rehearsal exercise during the 2003 annual training conducted at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Less than a month after the completion of this major training milestone, the battalion received its alert for deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on 28 July 2003.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Alert, train, and man the battalion
On 12 October 2003, the battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Kendall A. Penn, was ordered to federal service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II for a period of up to 18 months. The battalion would undergo post mobilization training at Fort Hood, Texas from October 2003 until January 2004. In January the battalion shipped its vehicles and equipment to Iraq from Fort Hood, and then moved to Fort Polk for a Mission Rehearsal Exercise at the JRTC.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Alert, train, and man the battalion
When the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment received its alert for deployment, it was approximately 130 soldiers short of its authorized end strength. This shortage was due in large part to the way new recruits are accounted for in the National Guard. In the active army a new recruit only comes to a unit and is counted on its books after the soldier has completed Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training. In the National Guard, the new recruit is counted on the unit's strength reports as soon as the soldier signs his contract. The 39th Brigade had over 500 soldiers who had not completed either Basic or Advanced Individual Training upon alert.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Alert, train, and man the battalion
This shortage led to the decision to consolidate the available manning into two infantry battalions that would be supplied for the brigade by the Arkansas National Guard and to ask National Guard Bureau to provide the third infantry battalion. The 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment was selected as one of the two Arkansas infantry battalions which would deploy.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Alert, train, and man the battalion
During consolidation of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions 153rd Infantry for OIF II, efforts were made to maintain unit integrity at least the platoon level. The units were consolidated in the following fashion:


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Area of operations
The 39th BCT was task organized with 1–153rd IN being detached to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Brigade, in exchange for the attachment of 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, to the 39th Brigade Combat Team.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Area of operations
1–153rd IN was headquartered in the Green Zone in Baghdad with the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. The 1–153rd was further task organized with in the 3rd BCT by the detachment of Company C, 1–153rd to 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment. The 1–153rd in turn received the attachment of the Troop A, 1–9th Cav, a mechanized cavalry unit, thus providing the task force with a mechanized company team.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Significant combat actions
Task Force (TF) 1–153rd Infantry (Inf) was task organized effective 16 March 2004. The task organization included A/1-9 Cavalry and direct support maintenance elements of the 39th Support Battalion. The task force's assigned strength for the deployment averaged 720 Soldiers during the service period. TF 1–153rd conducted a tactical convoy from Kuwait to Baghdad, Iraq, 1–3 April 2004. The convoy consisted of ten serials, totaling over 300 vehicles representing six of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1st Cavalry Division task forces. Upon arrival in its area of responsibility (AOR), the Karradah District of Baghdad, TF


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Significant combat actions
1–153rd was charged with securing zones 10, 13, 14W and operating Checkpoint 11, a major point of entry into the International Zone (IZ). On 6 May 2004 a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attached Checkpoint 11, resulting in one soldier killed in action (KIA) and two soldiers wounded in action (WIA). The TF 1–153rd soldiers manning the checkpoint were successful in containing the attack and prevented entry into the IZ.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Significant combat actions
TF 1–153rd conducted over seventy raids, 8,280 patrols and 1,440 traffic control points during its deployment, resulting in 120 insurgents captured and numerous rocket propelled grenades (RPGs), explosives, and weapons captured. The task force's effectiveness was reflected in a captured arms dealer's refusal to bring shipments of heavy weapons into Karradah for fear of capture in one of the many traffic control points established by the task force. The task force was also responsible for securing numerous high-value assets (HVAs) located in its area of responsibility, including the Japanese, South Korean, Kuwait and Polish embassies, Baghdad University, and the World Health Organization.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Significant combat actions
In June 2004, the task force participated in a cordon and search operation which resulted in the discovery and disarming of a large improvised explosive device (IED) emplaced to kill the Japanese Charge d 'Affairs, and the capture of the individuals responsible for its emplacement. In January 2005, the task force responded to a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attack against the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution of Iraq (SCIRI) headquarters. The attack resulted in thirteen dead and over fifty wounded Iraqi civilians.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Significant combat actions
Company A and the task force quick reaction force (QRF) cordoned the area against further attack and immediately began rendering aid to wounded Iraqis. The task force later assisted SCIRI as they conducted a force protection assessment and emplaced barriers to harden the facility. Mr. Abdul Aziz Al-Hakim, the head of the party later thanked General Casey for the task force's quick response and assistance. In total, the task force was attacked by twelve VBIEDs, twenty seven IEDs, forty seven indirect fire attacks, and fifty three attacks by small arms.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Significant combat actions
A/1-9th Cav also conducted numerous combat operations on Haifa Street in Zone 8S that resulted in the capture of 114 insurgents, and numerous RPGs, mortars, and explosives. The battalion also trained Company A, 302nd Battalion of the Iraqi National Guard to company proficiency. Company A, 302d later fought in intense, sustained combat operations on Haifa Street. The task force also implemented over $5.6 million in community improvement projects and projects to restore essential services in Karradah. The money was spent to provide the greatest economic stimulus possible to the Karradah District and resulted in the creation of over 2,000 temporary jobs.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Significant combat actions
1-153rd IN captured six division targets and contained or disrupted fifteen Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attacks in their sector. The battalion worked to suppress indirect fire attacks on the International Zone during the Transfer of Iraqi Sovereignty and weekly Iraqi National Congress meetings. The 1–153rd commander, LTC Kendall Penn also worked closely with the Karahda District Counsel to oversee over six million dollars of infrastructure and community improvement projects in the battalion's area of operations.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Significant combat actions
Members of Company C, 1–153rd spent weeks fighting as part of TF 1–9th CAV, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division on the hotly contested area of Haifa Street in Baghdad.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Redeployment
The 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment was relieved in place by the 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry from the California National Guard, on 23 March 2005. During the deployment the battalion suffered a total of three killed in action. Members of the 1–153rd were awarded dozens of Bronze Stars and Army Commendation Medals with V device and numerous Purple Heart Medals. In the March 2005, units of the 1–153rd started their rotation back to Fort Sill, Oklahoma for demobilization.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Order of battle OIF II
The following units were task organized under the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment during Operation Iraqi Freedom II


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Iraqi Freedom II, Operation Bowie Fury, Order of battle OIF II
1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment was task organized under 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division during OIF II


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Reorganization as brigade combat team
Upon redeployment in 2005, the 39th Brigade immediately began a major reorganization that transformed the brigade from an enhanced separate brigade (eSB) to an infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) under the United States Army's new Modular Design. This redesign of the army was intended to make the force more easily deployable by making brigades more self-contained and less dependent on support organizations at the division level. Major changes for the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment included activation of a new Forward Support Company, E, 39th BSB.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana on 31 August 2005, Members of the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, along with other 39th IBCT units deployed to New Orleans to support the relief and recovery efforts as part of Operation Katrina. Under tactical control of the Louisiana National Guard, 1–153rd soldiers were given the mission of providing security and food and water. The mission of the 39th IBCT in Louisiana grew to the point that at one time the brigade was responsible for working with local officials in fourteen parishes. Members of the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment and the Arkansas National Guard remained deployed in Louisiana until February 2006.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Jump Start
In June 2006 the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment began deploying troops along the Southwest Border with Mexico as part of Operation Jump Start. The 1–153rd manned a sector of the border around Lordsburg, New Mexico. Unit members occupied observation posts and reported activity along the border the United States Border Patrol. Various battalions within the 39th Brigade were tasked with supplying volunteer companies during this period. While serving in Operation Jump Start members of the brigade were able to begin preparing for the brigade's second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Operation Jump Start
It is ironic that the 1st Arkansas Infantry, the parent unit of the 153rd Infantry Regiment were stationed in this same area of New Mexico ninety years earlier during General "Black Jack" Pershing's punitive Mexican Expedition against Pancho Villa.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Second OIF deployment
The 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment and the 39th Brigade Combat Team received an alert for a second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2007. The battalion had been home almost exactly two years since demobilizing after OIF II.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Second OIF deployment
This deployment would be dramatically different from the first. Instead of deploying as a battalion conducting full spectrum operations, the battalion was tasked with filling six unit requests for forces (URFs) for Force Protection Companies to support Victory Base Complex, (VBC) in Baghdad, Iraq. Additionally, Instead of an eighteen-month mobilization, with twelve months actually deployed to Iraq like the first tour, this mobilization would be for a total of twelve months, with approximately ten months being deployed to the combat theater.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Second OIF deployment
The 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment was placed on duty in October 2007 to prepare for its second deployment to Iraq while still under state control. It began a ninety-day pre-mobilization training period at Chaffee Maneuver Training Center (CMTC) on 1 October 2007. This allowed the unit to perform certain tasks in Arkansas and allowed unit members to be closer to their families for a longer period of time.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Second OIF deployment
The 1–153rd was placed in federal service in January 2008 and trained at Camp Shelby, Mississippi until it deployed beginning in March 2008 to Iraq.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Second OIF deployment, Task Force Tomahawk
Due to a conflict with another unit, 1–153rd Infantry was forced to give up its traditional call sign / nickname "Warrior" and instead utilized the call sign "Tomahawk" during its second OIF deployment. 39th IBCT headquarters was tasked with supplying the Base Defense Operations Center for VBC. The 1–153rd Infantry TOC acted as an area defense operations center for Camp Slayer, a part of the Victory Base Complex. Task Force 1–153rd IN consisted of a headquarters company, a Joint Visitor's Bureau Company, a personal security detachment troop and two base defense companies.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Second OIF deployment, Task Force Tomahawk
The battalion was responsible for the force protection and defense of Camp Slayer and the Radwiniya Palace Complex within the Victory Base Camp. The 1–153rd Infantry searched over 10,000 cars and 35,600 Iraqis to ensure no threats penetrated the perimeter. Soldiers assigned to 1–153rd Infantry executed 996 combat patrols in the area of operations surrounding Camp Slayer and captured six high-value targets.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), Second OIF deployment, Order of battle
The 1–153rd redeployed to Camp Shelby, Mississippi in December 2008 and demobilized.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), 153rd Infantry heraldry, Distinctive unit insignia
A silver color metal and enamel device 1+1⁄8 inches (2.9 cm) in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned Azure, a bend wavy between a fleur-de-lis and a giant cactus Argent; on a chief of the last a Great Bear's face of the like fimbriated of the first, lips and tongue Gules. Attached below the shield is a blue motto scroll inscribed "LET'S GO" in silver letters.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), 153rd Infantry heraldry, Distinctive unit insignia
Symbolism: The shield is blue for Infantry. The wavy bend, representing the Arkansas River, refers to the geographic location of the regiment. The cactus symbolizes service on the Mexican border and the fleur-de-lis service in France during World War I. The Great Bear's face from the shoulder sleeve insignia of the Alaskan Department symbolizes service in that area in World War II.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), 153rd Infantry heraldry, Distinctive unit insignia
Background: The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 153rd Regiment infantry on 6 January 1930. It was amended on 30 June 1930. On 4 June 1951 the insignia was amended to show additional war service.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), 153rd Infantry heraldry, Coat of arms
Blazon:Shield: Azure, a bend wavy between a fleur-de-lis and a giant cactus Argent; on a chief of the last a Great Bear's face of the like fimbriated of the first, lips and tongue Gules.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), 153rd Infantry heraldry, Coat of arms
Crest: That for the regiments of the Arkansas National Guard: On a wreath of the colors (Argent and Azure) above two sprays of apple blossoms Proper a diamond Argent charged with four mullets Azure, one in upper point and three in lower, within a border of the last bearing twenty-five mullets of the second.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), 153rd Infantry heraldry, Coat of arms
Symbolism: The shield is blue for Infantry. The wavy bend, representing the Arkansas River, refers to the geographic location of the regiment. The cactus symbolizes service on the Mexican border and the fleur-de-lis service in France during World War I. The Great Bear's face from the shoulder sleeve insignia of the Alaskan Department symbolizes service in that area in World War II.


1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment (United States), 153rd Infantry heraldry, Coat of arms
Background: The coat of arms was originally approved for the 153rd Regiment Infantry on 6 January 1930. It was amended on 4 June 1951 to show additional war service


1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
The 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery battalion of the Kansas Army National Guard in Kansas. Like many National Guard field artillery battalions, it is the sole battalion in the regiment. The battalion is currently headquartered in Hutchinson, and consists of three firing batteries: Alpha (Dodge City), Bravo (Abilene), Charlie (Newton), and a Headquarters Battery (Hutchinson). The battalion has a direct support relationship with the 1161st Forward Support Company (Wichita & Pratt). The battalion's higher headquarters is the 130th Field Artillery Brigade (Manhattan).


1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment (United States), History
The 1-161 FA has its roots as the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Kansas Volunteer Militia, which was organized from existing units in 1880. The regiment was mustered into federal service in June 1916 for duty guarding the Mexican Border against invasion. The regiment served for 5 months at Eagle Pass, Texas. In August 1917, the 2nd Infantry Regiment was drafted into federal service and in October of that same year, was consolidated with the 1st Infantry Regiment and re-designated the 137th Infantry, Kansas National Guard and assigned to the 35th Division.


1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment (United States), History
The regiment saw duty in France and participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. They were demobilized in May 1919, after 34 months of active duty service. In November 1921, the 2nd Infantry Regiment was re-designated as the 161st Field Artillery Regiment and assigned to the 35th Division. In December 1940 the regiment was inducted into federal service. In December 1941, the regiment, along with the rest of the 35th Division, was moved to California to defend against possible Japanese invasion.


1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment (United States), History
On 3 February 1942, the regiment was divided into the 161st Field Artillery Battalion (the former 1st Battalion), assigned to the 35th Infantry Division, and the 2nd Battalion, 195th Field Artillery Regiment (the former 2nd Battalion), which became a separate unit. The 35th Division began training in April 1943 at Fort Rucker, AL. The division arrived in England in May 1944, and returned to the United States in November 1945. From 1946 to 1998, the 161st's designation was changed nine times from regiment to battalion, with various naming conventions.


1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment (United States), History
In March 1996, 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery converted from M110 8-inch howitzers to M109A5 howitzers but continued as a general support battalion of the 35th Infantry Division Artillery. During the same reorganization, Battery F, 161st Field Artillery was organized as a separate 8-inch general support battery of the division artillery.


1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment (United States), History
In 2001, the battalion was mobilized for Operation Noble Eagle and provided force protection and gate security at McConnell AFB, Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley. Members of Bravo Battery, which was based out of Pratt, were deployed in 2005 to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. One Soldier lost his life while serving in Iraq. The battery returned in July 2007. That same month, the rest of the battalion was notified that they would be deployed to Iraq.


1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment (United States), History
In October of that year Headquarters Battery, Alpha Battery, Charlie Battery and the 1161st FSC began pre-mobilization training and deployed in February 2008. Headquarters Battery was sent to Baghdad, while the remainder of the Battalion, with reinforcements from Battery E 161st Field Artillery, were sent to FOB Grizzly to provide force protection. One soldier, Specialist Ronald Schmidt stationed in FOB Grizzly, lost his life on that deployment as well. The battalion was again mobilized in February 2011 for deployment to Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti. The battalion deployed with full strength, augmented with both Battery E, 1161st FSC, and the 35th Military Police Company. They returned to the United States in February 2012.


1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment (United States), History
In June 2018, Charlie Battery deployed in support of Operation Spartan Shield with the 155 ABCT as a battery in the 2-114 FA. The battery deployed contingents to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Syria and returned in March 2019. Subsequently, Charlie Battery was awarded the 2019 Alexander Hamilton Award as the best battery in the US Army National Guard.


1st Battalion, 168th Field Artillery (Nebraska Army National Guard)
The 1st Battalion, 168th Field Artillery (1-168 FA) was a field artillery battalion of the Nebraska Army National Guard during the Cold War. It served as the direct support artillery battalion of the 67th Infantry Brigade from 1968 and continued in that role when the 67th Brigade became part of the reactivated 35th Infantry Division in 1985. The battalion was inactivated in 1997 due to the conversion of the 67th Brigade into a support group. Its subordinate units were mostly converted into support units while the battalion headquarters was converted into the 168th Quartermaster Battalion headquarters, which perpetuated its lineage.


1st Battalion, 168th Field Artillery (Nebraska Army National Guard)
The lineage of the 168th Field Artillery parent regiment began with the 1946 formation of the 3rd Battalion, 134th Infantry when the Nebraska National Guard reorganized after the end of World War II. It was converted to field artillery in 1959, with the 1st and 2nd Howitzer Battalions of the 168th Artillery serving as divisional artillery battalions of the 34th Infantry Division. When the 34th Infantry Division was eliminated in 1963, the 1st Howitzer Battalion became a non-divisional unit and the 2nd Howitzer Battalion became the direct support artillery battalion of the 67th Infantry Brigade. Under the 1968 reorganization, the 1st Battalion, 168th Artillery was formed from elements of both howitzer battalions.


1st Battalion, 168th Field Artillery (Nebraska Army National Guard), History
When the Nebraska National Guard was reorganized after World War II, the 3rd Battalion of the 134th Infantry Regiment was organized and Federally recognized on 4 December 1946 with headquarters and headquarters company at North Platte. The 134th Infantry was the regiment of the 34th Infantry Division from Nebraska, which included Iowa and Nebraska National Guard units. The 3rd Battalion, located in rural western Nebraska, included four of the twelve lettered companies of the 134th Infantry: Company I (Scottsbluff), Company K (Sidney), Company L (Alliance), and Company M (North Platte). Company M was the first to be federally recognized on 5 May 1947, with I following in August and K and L in October of that year.


1st Battalion, 168th Field Artillery (Nebraska Army National Guard), History
Under the Pentomic reorganization of the Army National Guard on 1 May 1959, 3rd Battalion, 134th Infantry was broken up, its lineage continued by the 168th Artillery, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System. The North Platte-based 3rd Battalion headquarters company and Company M became Companies E and D of the 128th Engineer Battalion, respectively. The 568th Field Artillery Battalion of the 34th Infantry Division had been the only field artillery unit in the Nebraska Army National Guard, but was eliminated under the reorganization.


1st Battalion, 168th Field Artillery (Nebraska Army National Guard), History
The 1st and 2nd Howitzer Battalions of the 168th Artillery were formed as part of the 34th Infantry Division Artillery. 1-168 included Headquarters and Service Battery at Scottsbluff, converted from Company I, Battery A at Chadron, converted from Company D of the 128th Engineer Battalion, and Battery B at Gering, converted from the Tank Company of the 134th Infantry. 2-168 included Headquarters and Service Battery at Ogallala, converted from the Heavy Mortar Company of the 134th, Battery A at Alliance, converted from Company L, and Battery B at Sidney, converted from Company K.


1st Battalion, 168th Field Artillery (Nebraska Army National Guard), History
When the 34th Infantry Division was eliminated in the 1 April 1963 Reorganization Objective Army Division restructuring, 1-168 became a separate non-divisional unit and 2-168 became the direct support battalion of the 67th Infantry Brigade, formed from Nebraska units of the 34th. 1-168 was equipped with 155 mm self-propelled howitzers with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB) reorganized from the Scottsbluff battery, Battery B at Sidney, Battery C at Alliance, and Service Battery at Gering. 2-168 was equipped with 105 mm self-propelled howitzers with Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Batteries at North Platte, Battery A at Ogallala, Battery B at Lexington, and Battery C at Broken Bow.


1st Battalion, 168th Field Artillery (Nebraska Army National Guard), History
The 1st Battalion, 168th Artillery was formed as the direct support battalion of the 67th Infantry Brigade under the 1 May 1968 reorganization of the Nebraska Army National Guard. HHB was at Scottsbluff with elements at Sidney, Service Battery at Gering, Battery A at Ogallala, Battery B at North Platte, and Battery C at Chadron with elements at Alliance. 1-168 FA continued in this role when the brigade became part of the reformed 35th Infantry Division as the 67th Brigade on 1 October 1985. The battalion was subordinate to the 35th Infantry Division Artillery headquarters.


1st Battalion, 168th Field Artillery (Nebraska Army National Guard), History
The lineage of the 168th Field Artillery parent regiment was perpetuated by the Scottsbluff-based Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 168th Quartermaster Battalion (Petroleum Supply) until its 2012 inactivation.


1st Battalion, 168th Field Artillery (Nebraska Army National Guard), Heraldry
The design of the regimental distinctive unit insignia was approved on 17 September 1969, containing the motto Enforcers of Democracy. The blue portion and fleur-de-lis symbolize the Presidential Unit Citation and Croix de Guerre awarded to the 134th Infantry Regiment for the Battle of Saint-Lô and the Siege of Bastogne during World War II, inherited by elements of the battalion. The vertical pallets depict stylized gun barrels, representing the artillery role of the unit.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment
The 1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery battalion of the United States Army National Guard. It is assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division in the Iowa Army National Guard as its direct support battalion.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Birth of a Battalion
Originally the 1st Battalion 194th Field Artillery was formed on 26 February 1943 from two other units - the 2nd Battalion 125th Field Artillery Regiment and the 1st Battalion 185th Field Artillery Regiment. Both of these units were part of the 34th Infantry Division, which were half from Minnesota and half from Iowa. This newly formed artillery battalion was equipped with 155 mm howitzers with a General Support (GS) mission to the 34th Infantry Division.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Birth of a Battalion
Upon mobilization for World War II, the battalion turned in the 155's and received the 8 inch howitzers to better meet the needs of the division. The original motto of the 1st Battalion 194th Field Artillery was "Faithful, Formidable, and Fiery!". This motto was a composite taken from both the 2-125 FA ("Faithful") and the 1-185 FA (Formidable and Fiery). The original unit crest was also different from what it is today. It too was a composite of these two organizations, reflecting symbols of the Minnesota and Iowa National Guard.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, World War II
The 194th Field Artillery Battalion fired a total of 92,165 artillery rounds and its soldiers received a total of 5 Silver Stars, 2 Legions of Merit, 54 Bronze Stars, 10 Air Medals including 22 clusters, and 140 Purple Hearts. Below is a brief timeline which depicts the significant historical events that the battalion encountered.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, World War II
Currently, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery is the only Battery inheriting lineage from WWII.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Cold War – 9/11
Shortly after World War II, the 194th Field Artillery Battalion (FAB) received federal recognition as a National Guard unit in Iowa. The battalion exchanged its 8-inch howitzers for tractor drawn 155 mm howitzers. The 194th FAB was a corps artillery battalion, although it trained with the 34th Infantry Division (United States). Although the battalion fought in World War II all honors were inherited by the 556th Field Artillery Battalion of Eastern Iowa organic to the 34th Infantry Division (United States), Headquarters and Headquarters Battery in Fort Dodge retains the WWII lineage.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Cold War – 9/11
Until October 1954 the 194th Field Artillery Battalion utilized the motto and insignia of the 556th Field Artillery. After this date, the battalion adopted its current coat of arms anddistinctive insignia, with a motto of "When Ready". The insignia (unit crest) represents the essence of artillery. Thescarlet color represents the color for artillery. The flame like partition indicates theintense firepower of the organization's artillery. The pellets depict cannonballs andsymbolizes readiness.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Cold War – 9/11
The original units of the battalion had to improvise training locations when they were organized in 1947 as their  communities lacked pre-existing National Guard armories. They conducted training and stored their equipment in various public and private buildings. Battery A began in Humboldt and used the wartime hemp plant for its armory. Battery B had its start in Mapleton. Soon after it moved to Algona in an armory that was built in 1949. Battery C, used the Estherville City Hall Auditorium for the drill floor.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Cold War – 9/11
Service Battery started out in a 12 by 16 room on the second floor of a Pepsi Cola warehouse in Algona. Headquarters and Headquarters Battery started out in the basement of the Tangney hotel in Spencer until they went to the fairgrounds to the entry building and then to the horticulture building.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Germany
The battalion gave tactical support to units in Europe during the Korean War. It was activated on 11 September 1950, with the first duty station at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. During August 1951, the unit was alerted for deployment to Europe. Upon arrival in Mannheim, Germany in September 1951, the 194th FAB was assigned to the 18th Field Artillery Group, V Corps (United States), Seventh United States Army. The unit spent the rest of 1951 in Wurzburg, Germany (North Kasene).


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Germany
During 1952 the unit successfully completed training in Grafenwöhr in February, Wildflecken in July, and again in Grafenwöhr in September. During September 1952, the unit moved to Wertheim, about 30 miles west of Wurzburg, and was relieved from tactical control of the 18th Field Artillery Group and attached to the 30th Field Artillery Group. In November, the 194th provided tactical support to units in the vicinity of Giessen, Germany.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Germany
On 23 January 1953, the battalion was transferred from tactical control of the 30th Field Artillery Group to the 142nd Field Artillery Group. Training exercises during 1953 were conducted at Baumholder during February and May and at Grafenwöhr in July. In August, the battalion provided tactical support to units in the vicinity of Bamberg, Germany. In September 1953, the unit participated in the Seventh United States Army maneuver "Monte Carlo", and in October, participated in the group firing test administered by V Corps Artillery (United States).


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, History, Germany
The battalion participated in training exercises at Grafenwöhr in February 1954, and at Baumholder in May. During April and September the battalion gave tactical support to units in the vicinity of Bamberg, Germany. On 17 January 1955, the 194th was released from active duty and reverted to National Guard status. The 194th was reactivated as a part of the Iowa National Guard in 1955.


1st Battalion, 194th Field Artillery Regiment, Current Equipment
June 2017  The 1-194 FA transitioned into a Composite Field Artillery BN consisting of two 119A3 (105mm) six gun batteries and one M777A2 (155mm) six gun battery. The BN is converted into a 3x6 Composite FA BN. Additionally, all maneuver BN Fire Support Cells and Fire Support Teams return to the FA BN. The M777A2 battery and one FSC/FST are established in Minnesota. Charlie Battery (155mm) is located in Alexandria MN, DET 3 194 FA (FST) is located in Mankato MN in support of the 2-135 IN.


1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment (United States)
The 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment was organized in the 1790s as a company in the 2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. From there, the battalion was called upon to serve in multiple conflicts including the War of 1812, Indian Wars, Mexican-American War, World War II, and modern conflicts in the Middle East.


1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment (United States)
From February 2003 to May 2003, the battalion served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Alpha and Bravo batteries deployed to provide air defense for the Kingdom of Bahrain, while the balance of the battalion deployed to Kuwait in support of operation there.


1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment (United States)
In February 2006, the battalion was deployed on a contingency operation to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, to provide air defense for key assets in the Pacific region; the battalion arrived in November of that same year. The battalion is currently assigned to the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and is charged with providing air and missile defense in support of the INDOPACOM commander.


1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
The 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment is an infantry battalion in the 1st Infantry Regiment of the United States Army.


1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, Lineage
Constituted 3 March 1791 in the Regular Army as a company of the 2d Infantry


1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, Lineage
Redesignated in 1792 as a company of the Infantry of the 2d Sub-Legion


1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, Lineage
Redesignated 31 October 1796 as a company of the 2d Infantry


1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, Lineage
Consolidated May–October 1815 with a company each of the 3d and 7th Infantry (both constituted 12 April 1808) and a company of the 44th Infantry (constituted 29 January 1813) to form a company of the 1st Infantry


1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, Lineage
Consolidated in April 1869 with Company A, 43d Infantry, Veteran Reserve Corps (constituted 21 September 1866), and consolidated unit designated as Company A, 1st Infantry


1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, Lineage
(1st Infantry assigned 11 September 1918 to the 13th Division; relieved 8 March 1919 from assignment to the 13th Division; assigned 27 July 1921 to the 2d Division; relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 2d Division and assigned to the 6th Division [later redesignated as the 6th Infantry Division])


1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, Lineage
(1st Infantry relieved 3 April 1956 from assignment to the 6th Infantry Division; assigned 15 May 1956 to the United States Military Academy)


1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, Lineage
Reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1958 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 1st Infantry, and remained assigned to the United States Military Academy (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)


1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, Lineage
Redesignated 31 December 1964 as the 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry


1st Battalion, 1st Marines
1st Battalion 1st Marines (1/1st Marines) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of anywhere from 800 to 2,000 Marines and Sailors, but the number fluctuates depending on the Battalion's mission. They fall under the command of the 1st Marine Regiment and the 1st Marine Division. Commonly referred to as "The first of the First."


1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Organization
1/1st Marines is a battalion-level infantry unit composed of infantry Marines and support personnel.


1st Battalion, 1st Marines, Organization
The battalion has been organized around fire and maneuver warfare in tropical, woodland, desert, or Arctic environments. From at least 1989, the units were organized as such: