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Introduction
The 1st Cavalry Division, a major subordinate command of the US Third Mobile
Armored Corps, is a 19,000 soldier, heavy armored division stationed at Ft.
Hood, TX. As one of the two "on-call" heavy contingency force divisions of the
Army, the First Team has an on-order mission to deploy by sea, air or land to
any part of the world on a short notice. The following narratives, divided in
timeline eras of major operational missions, describes the threat environment,
tactical conditions, evolution of equipment technology and the strategic
methodology employed by one of its command units, the 2nd Brigade Combat Team
and its Subordinate Units, to contribute to the successful missions
enhancement of the warring organization of the 1st Cavalry Division and the
honors they achieved are summarized in the chapters that follow.
The mission of the 15th Brigade Support Battalion, "Gamblers," is to, on
order, deploy to any theater of operations, execute logistical operations in
support of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, redeploy,
reconstitute and prepare for future operations. The 15th Support Battalion has
had a long heritage of providing logistic support to the Army. For more than
86+ years, the Battalion had deployed around the world to participate in
numerous campaigns.
The 15th Brigade Support Battalion is one of the most decorated active
support battalions in the US Army. Tracing its lineage back to when it was
first constituted on 23 March 1925 as the 1st Medical Squadron, the unit had
been first assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. The distinctive insignia,
coat-of-arms, and motto "Standing By" were adopted in July 1928.
On 28 September 1976, the motto was changed to "Service Above Self". The
mission of the 15th Forward Support Battalion mas modifided to provide
logistical support to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team. To this end the Battalion
was organized with 3 companies. The Headquarters (HHC) and "A" Company
consisted of all battalion-level command and staff personnel, all battalion
food service personnel, and a support operations section. Additionally, it was
the supply and service company in the Battalion that provides petroleum
supply, ration support and general supply support to the 2nd Brigade Combat
Team (not to be confused with the modular brigade combat team). "B" Company
was a maintenance company that conducted direct support repairs and services
on equipment assigned tp the 2nd Brigade Combat Team. The company had the
capability of repairing tracked and wheeled equipment, engineer equipment,
fire control equipment, and tank turrets. Additionally, the service and
recovery section provided metal working support and vehicle recovery support.
The company also maintained a repair parts warehouse. "C" Company was a
medical company that had the mission of treating, holding and evacuating
patients from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
On 15 July 2005, as part of the Army's transformation towards a modular force,
the 15th Forward Support Battalion was inactivated along with the rest of the
Division Support Command (DISCOM). As part of the modular transformation,
assets previously held at Division level, but habitually assigned to its
brigades during operations were made organic to those brigades. The unit was
reorganized, redesiganted, and reactivated, with 5 additional companies, as\
the 15th Brigade Support Battalion and assigned to the similarly reorganized
and redesiganted 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.
Functions performed by the subordinate elements of the Battalion are:
| UNIT | SERVICE SPECIALITY |
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| HHC | Headquarters & Headquarters Company |
| "A" Company | Transport & Supply |
| "B" Company | Maintenance |
| "C" Company | Medical |
| "D" Company | Supports 4th Sqdn, 9th Cavalry |
| "E" Company | Supports 1st Bn, 8th Cavalry |
| "F" Company | Supports 1st Bn, 5th Cavalry |
| "G" Company | Supports 3rd Bn, 82nd Field Artillery |
This folio of material highlights of the many subsequent historical critical
missions performed by members of the 15th Brigade Support Battalion, whose
actions, operations and the many critical issues resolved over its 86+ years
history to meet the changing threat and the honors they achieved are
summarized in the following sections:
Table of Contents
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