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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 4th 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 27th Brigade Support Battalion was activated on 18 October 2005 and
receives its lineage from the 27th Main/Maintenance Support Battalion that
was constituted on 01 September 1921 in the regular Army as the 27th Ordnance
Company as an element of the newly formed 1st Cavalry Division. Activated 20
days later at Ft. Bliss, Texas, the 27th Ordnance Company’s mission was to
provide furrier and blacksmith support for the horses and equipment of the
division.
On 02 March 1943, the 27th Ordnance Company was reorganized and redesignated
the 27th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company. Thereafter, the unit proceeded
to the Southwest Pacific Theater with the 1st Cavalry Division where it
established a reputation for professionalism in its duty performance. On 25
March 1949, the company was again reorganized and redesignated as the
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 27th Ordnance Battalion, with the
remainder of the battalion reorganized concurrently.
During the Korean War, the battalion was redesignated as the 27th Maintenance
Battalion. It was reorganized with the Division in 1965 as part of the first
airmobile division. Shortly thereafter, it was deployed to Vietnam and served
six years with the Division in the Vietnam Conflict. There it earned the
Vietnamese Civil Action Honor Medal, and the Meritorious Unit Commendation and
Streamer, among many others.
The 27th Maintenance Battalion had maintained its dedicated and professional
support to the First Team willingly for almost 64 years before being
deactivated and reorganized into the 4th Main Support Battalion on 20 June
1985. Elements of the 15th Medical Battalion and the 15th Supply and Transport
Battalion were concurrently reorganized into this new battalion. Although
shortly lived, the 4th Main Support Battalion quickly established itself as a
dedicated and successful support unit in its superior support of the 1st
Cavalry Division at numerous field exercises and several National Training
Center Rotations at Ft. Irwin, California. On 01 May 1987, the battalion was
reinstated as the 27th Main Support Battalion, assuming its colors and
carrying on its proud tradition of the past.
In August 1990, the 1st Cavalry Division was alerted for deployment to
Southwest Asia as part of the joint forces participating in Operations Desert
Shield. The focus at the time was the defense of Saudi Arabia against
potential Iraqi attack. Arriving in Saudi Arabia in September 1990, the 27th
Support Battalion moved to Northern Saudi Arabia, West of Hafar Al Batin. At
the start of the ground war, a heavy forward support team moved into Iraq and
set up operations and logistical release point near the Kuwaiti border.
On 18 October 2005, the 27th Main Support Battalion was redesignated and
activated as the 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division at Ft. Bliss, Texas under the Army's modularity transformation
reorganization. The Battalion now provides all logistical support to combat
units assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team.
In March 2008, the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Cobras) from the 4th Infantry
Division became the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division on Cooper
Field on Ft. Hood, Texas. The former Longknife Brigade reflagged to the 1st
Armored Division. From June 2008 to June 2009, the battalion deployed to
southern Iraq as part of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division's
support to Operation IRAQI FREEDOM 08-10.
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 1st Sqdn, 9th Cavalry |
| "E" Company | Supports 2nd Bn, 12th Cavalry |
| "F" Company | Supports 2nd Bn, 7th Cavalry |
| "G" Company | Supports 5th Bn, 82nd Field Artillery |
This folio of material highlights of the many subsequent historical critical
missions performed by members of the 27th Brigade Support Battalion, whose
actions, operations and the many critical issues resolved over its 90+ 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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