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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 its manuever command units, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th
Brigade Combat Team and its Subordinate Units, to contribute to the highly
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 Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division 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 1st Cavalry Division Support Command was a subordinate command of the 1st
Cavalry Division, a heavily armored division stationed at Fort Hood, Texas as
part of the US Third Mobile Armored Corps. As an element of the two "on-call"
heavy contingency force divisions of the Army, the Support Command was
previously 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.
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.
On 15 July 2005, the Support Command, 1st Cavalry Division, was inactivated as
part of the US Army's transformation towards a modular force. The function of
centralized support was assumed by activation of the 15th Sustainment Brigade
along with its organic elements that were concurrently constituted and
activated.
Athough not an active command unit of the 1st Cavalry Division, 5 of its
original 6 subordinate service units, the 15th Support Battalion, 27th
Support Battalion, 115th Support Battalion, 215th Support Battalion and the
615th Support Battalion are active, serving each of the 5 maneuvering (1st,
2nd, 3rd, 4th and 1st Air Cavalry) Brigades of the 1st Cavalry Division.
The current capability of the Division Support Command, no longer active unit
of the 1st Cavalry Division, had 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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This folio of material highlights of the many subsequent historical critical
missions performed by members of the 1st Cavalry Division Support Command,
whose actions, operations and the many critical issues resolved over its 55+
years history to meet the changing threat and the honors they achieved are
summarized in the following sections:
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