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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.
On order, the "Vigilant" Battalion prepares and executes Command, Control,
Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surviellance and Reconnaisse (C4ISR)
assets of combat support operations to provide Special Response Teams (SRT)
for urban strike capabilities and Situational Awareness (SA) to integrate
Command and Control (C2) to enable full spectrum operations worldwide for the
4th Brigade Combat Team (4BCT). On order redeploys to home station to prepare
for future offensive operations.Operational Summary
On 14 July 2005, the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (BSTB) was activated
in response to the Modularity Plan employing Units of Action (UA) / Units of
Employment (UE) concept of fielding "The Objective Force" vision of of the US
Army.
On 16 October 2005, the inactivated (30 June 1972) Headquarters Company, 4th
Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division was redesignated as the Special Troops
Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team. 1st Cavalry Division, and activated at
Fort Bliss, Texas - (hereafter a separate lineage).
In a short one year time span, the organic companies of the Battalion were
composed of five separate, functional organizations.
The creation and designation of this new Special Troops Battalion, along with
the transfer and reorganization of the subordinate elements created an
organization that had earned and accrued a significant battle and campaign
history along with an impressive lineage.
Prior to its deactivation, the 312th MI Battalion was the most decorated MI
Battalion in the US Army. The 312th Military Intelligence Battalion began
its history as the 23rd Signal Construction Battalion at Camp Pickett, in
Virginia on January 1st, 1944. The Battalion earned battle streamers in WWII,
Korea, Vietnam, Desert Shield/Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom II.
Prior to its deactivation, the 13th Signal battalion traced its origins to 01
July 1916 when it was constituted in the Regular Army as a Signal Corps
Battalion. On 14 July 1917 the 13th Signal battalion was subsequently
organized at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, as the 7th Field Battalion, Signal
Corps.On 19 September 1932, following several changes in assignments, the 13th
Signal Battalion was reconstituted in the Regular Army and consolidated with
the 1st Signal Troop. The consolidated unit was designated as 1st Signal
Troop, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. Prior to deactivation, the
Battalion Had participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom II.
Armed with the composite mixture of lineages and campaign histories of the
subordinate units, the Center of Military History conferred the Special Troops
Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division with the lineage and
honors of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division that was constituted 15 May 1971 and activated at Ft. Hood, Texas.
Following a short service time, the 4th Brigade Combat Team was inactivated 30
June 1972 at Fort Hood, Texas
In 2010, the organization of the Speciaql Troops Battalion was modified by
the formation of a Sapper "C" Company using elements of the Engineer Companies
from other Cavalry Regiments, that became available following the redeployment
from Operation Iraqi Freedom 09-10.
As of today, the Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division, stands ready to lead the way to any contingency area
world-wide to accomplish any mission that the future might bring. The Special
Troiops Battalion, 4th Brigade represented by the following active subordinate
units, is functionally organized and are diligently training and preparing to
answer the call of duty.
Ssubordinate elements of the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion are
functionally organized into the following units:
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Today, the soldiers of the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd (GREYWOLF) Brigade
Combat Team stand ready to answer an on-order mission to deploy by sea, air or
land to any part of the world on short notice and once engaged with the
threat; to destroy, neutralize, or suppress the enemy.
The following folio of material highlights the many subsequent historical and
critical missions performed by members of the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd
Combat Brigade Team - whose actions, operations and the many critical issues
resolved over its 94+ year history to meet the changing threat and their
achieved honors are summarized in the following sections:
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