1st Cavalry Division
Support Command




"M-1 turret readied for chassis installation at 115th FSB"


Introduction

The 1st Cavalry Division Support Command is a subordinate command of the 1st Cavalry Division, a heavily armored division stationed at Fort Hood, Texas as part of the U.S. Third Mobile Armored Corps. As an element of the two "on-call" heavy contingency force divisions of the Army, the Division Support Command, composed of the 15th Forward Support Battalion, 27th Main Support Battalion, 115th Forward Support Battalion, 215th Forward Support Battalion and the 615th Aviation Support Battalion has an on-order mission to deploy by sea, air or land to any part of the world on a short notice to provide combat support and combat service support to units of the 1st Cavalry Division in the areas of supply, maintenance, transportation and field services.

The history of the 1st Cavalry Division Support Command can be traced back to era of the Korean Occupation with the constitution of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1st Cavalry Division Trains on 22 August 1957. Units incorporated into the Trains included the 1st Cavalry Division Band, 15th Administration Company, 15th Aviation Company, 15th Medical Battalion, 15th Quartermaster Company, 23rd Transportation Company and the 27th Ordnance Battalion. Since its organization, 44 support units have either been assigned or attached to the Division Support Command. Of the currently assigned units, the most recent to join the Division Support Command was the 615th Aviation Support Battalion which was activated on 17 September 1996.

The current capability of the Division Support Command has been developed in conjunction with the long history and needs of the 1st Cavalry Division. It is the combination of the experienced training received by each dedicated member of the Team and adherence to the performance level and traditions of the past. Highlights of the many subsequent historical critical missions performed by members of the Division Support Command and the honors they achieved are summarized in the chapters that follow:


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Special thanks to:

Major MaryAnn B. Cumming
Public Affairs Officer
1st Cavalry Division
Fort Hood, TX

and

Steven C. Draper
Director/Curator
1st Cavalry Division Museum
Fort Hood, TX

For the provision of timely assistance and supporting documentation of the historical missions and assignments of the Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division.

and

Colonel Robert (Bob) F. Litle (Retired)
Program Director
1st Cavalry Division Association
"Alumni of the First Team"
Copperas Cove, TX

For the technical coordination of the historical review team.

Reference Books and Documentation

Bluhm, Col Raymond K. Jr; "1st Cavalry Division Organizational History", Historical Services Branch, Center of Military History - Washington, DC 1992

Dunn, Si; "The First Cavalry Division - A Historical Overview 1921-1983", Taylor Publishing Co. - Dallas, TX 1984

HHC, 1st Cavalry Division; "1st Cavalry Division", Published by Information Section - Korea 1958 (Revised 1960)

The 1st Air Cavalry Division; "Vietnam 1965 - 1969", Published by Dia Printing Company, Ltd. - Tokyo, Japan 1970

Phillipos, J. E. and Gregory, R. M.;"America's First Team in the Gulf", Taylor Publishing Co. - Dallas, TX 1992

First Team Public Affairs Office

Staff Document; "Historical Presentation", - Fort Hood, TX Undated

Staff Document; "Change of Command - 1st Cavalry Division Support Command", - Fort Hood, TX 12 July 1996

Staff Document; "Change of Command - 15th Forward Support Battalion", - Fort Hood, TX 11 June 1996

Staff Document; "Change of Command - 27th Main Support Battalion", - Fort Hood, TX 14 June 1995

Staff Document; "Change of Command - 115th Forward Support Battalion", - Fort Hood, TX 23 June 1995

Staff Document; "Change of Command - 215th Forward Support Battalion", - Fort Hood, TX 21 May 1997

Staff Document; "Activation Cerermony - 515th Forward Support Battalion", - Fort Hood, TX 14 January 2004

Staff Document; "Activation Ceremony - 615th Aviation Suppoprt Battalion", - Fort Hood, TX 17 September 1996

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Hoskinson, Ronald and Jarvis, Norman; "Gulf War Photo Gallery"




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