The mission of the 173rd brigade support battalion airb. Brigade support battalion army publishing directorate. Mission statement the mission of the 782nd brigade support battalion it to plans, coordinates, synchronizes, monitors, and controls tactical sustainment, distribution, and health service support operations within the 4th brigade combat team area of operation in order to sustain full spectrum combat operations. Scv war on terror casualty santa clarita valley history. On 1 june 2006 the 1st brigade combat team including the 25th support battalion was inactivated. The strategic army corps sport parachute team strac was originally conceived by brigadier general joseph stilwell. This change adds information concerning the new infantry task force support companies, updates information pertaining to the field artillery brigade support battalion, and replaces the original appendix c with appendix c, field artillery brigade support battalion. It provides relevant information to echelon above brigade sustainment organizations. She deployed to afghanistan with 801st bsb, 4th bct from march 2008 to april 2009. The brigade conducted counterinsurgency operations.
Soldiers in 710th brigade support battalion, 10th mountain division were replaced by soldiers in 782nd brigade support battalion, 82nd airborne division, in a transfer of authority ceremony held. The battalion returned with the 1st brigade to fort lewis in september 2005. The 782d brigade support battalion, formerly main support battalion. Division was forced to withdrawal for the first time in its combat history. Brown is the second woman since world war ii to earn a silver star award for gallantry in combat. This atp was written for commanders, staffs and soldiers assigned to a brigade support battalion, the brigade combat team and the support brigades. It was first organized at fort sam houston, texas, on 1 october 1917.
Brown is the second woman since world war ii to earn a silver star for gallantry in combat. Select one of the two deaths with the 782nd brigade support battalion. The 225th csb was originally activated on 10 february 1971 in vietnam to provide direct support to the 2nd brigade, 25th infantry division. The 4th brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division is an inactive airborne brigade of the. After completion of command she served a year on division staff in the g4 supporting the deployment of the divisions advise and assist mission to iraq operation inherent resolve, 2015. It is primarily focused on how the brigade support battalion bsb performs its mission, but it also addresses the roles and functions of other sustainment elements within the brigade combat team bct as well as those organizations external to the bct that provide logistics and. At age 25, sgt gelig was killed march 1, 2010, when a suicide bomber drove into his convoy in southern afghanistans kandahar province, on the pakistani border.
This field manual fm describes how logistics operations take place in the brigade support area of operations. Dvids news 710th bsb transfers authority to 782nd bsb. Listed below are cats that support the bsb elements. The first strac team consisted of 19 military parachutists. Following the logistics captains career course, she was stationed at fort bragg, nc in 2012 and assumed command of bravo co, 782nd bsb, 4th bct, 82nd. Upon her redeployment from haiti, she became the property book officers4. Raymond geoghegan gives the 10minute warning to paratroopers as they approach luzon drop zone and prepare to conduct airborne training on fort bragg, n. As a result, the 782nd main support battalion was inactivated and reactivated as the 782nd brigade support battalion for the 82nd divisions 4th brigade combat team. Logisticians and soldier support specialists, enabled by technological advances, provide support essential to the bct during the full spectrum of military operations. Monica brown, a medic assigned to 782nd brigade support battalion, 4th brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division, was the second female soldier to earn the silver star medal since world war ii. Strength battalion type support unit existingdisbanded existing description. Based at fort bragg, north carolina, the 82nd airborne division is the primary fighting arm of the xviii airborne corps the 82nd division was constituted in the national army on 5 august 1917, and was organized on 25 august 1917, at camp gordon, georgia. Maintenance battalion, thus perpetuating the long, proud history of the.
Geoghegan is a jumpmaster assigned to the 82nd airborne divisions 782nd brigade, support battalion. Based at fort bragg, north carolina, the 82nd airborne division is part of the xviii airborne corps. The 782nd brigade support battalions stone, which is in a circular line of markers recognizing military units behind the museum, was unveiled six days after the unit was inactivated during a. Army 782nd main support battalion army veteran locator. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Upon redeployment she moved to 526th brigade support battalion bsb of. Brown, i am assigned to 782nd brigade support battalion, 4th brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division3. She was then selected as the 65d pa assignment officer at human resources command, fort knox, ky from may of 2010 to june 2012. Unit 782nd brigade support battalion, 4th brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division.
The machine gunner on the truck, austin was assigned to the 782nd brigade support battalion, 4th brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division stationed at. The proud americans did a great job transferring everything over to us. The brigades first deployment was to multinational regional command east in afghanistan, from january 2007 through march 2008. Armstrong was a fuel handling specialist with company a, 782nd brigade support battalion, 4th brigade combat team. A book of facts concerning the army of the united states. The 163rd infantry brigade commanded the 325th infantry regiment and the. As an attached brigade consisting of 17th infantry, 47th infantry, 466th armor, 11st cavalry, 241st field artillery, 16th engineer battalion, and 26th forward support battalion, the 3d brigade led the 1st armored division and vii corps main attack against the rgfc. Atp 490 is a revision of fm 490, brigade support battalion, last published in 2010. Airborne division, the 782nd main support battalion, 82nd airborne division, and the senior pa for stb, 1st brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division. He joined the army in july 1999 and was assigned to fort bragg in january 2007. Brown was deployed to afghanistan in support of operation enduring freedom in 2007 when her convoy came under attack. Monica brown, a medic from 782nd brigade support battalion, 4th brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division, stands in the hallway of the forward operating base salerno hospital in afghanistan. Army, and was redesignated as the 82nd airborne division.
Investigators said justin dupree, 21, is monks supervisor in a company, 782nd brigade support battalion at fort bragg. The 782nd brigade support battalion bsb has brought such innovation to the modern battlefield of afghanistan. This unofficial unit competed successfully in parachute competitions, provided assistance to the military in the development of modern parachuting techniques and equipment, and provided support for u. Due to the expertise and initiative of the soldiers of the 782nd bsb, 4th brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division, the army has a new aerial resupply capability in the form of the thestral speedball low cost, low altitude lcla. After only a few months in vietnam, the 2nd brigade returned to hawaii and the 225th combat support battalion was deactivated and the unit was not yet authorized distinctive unit colors or motto. It is primarily focused on how the brigade support battalion bsb performs its mission, but it also addresses the roles and functions of other sustainment elements within the brigade combat team bct as well as those organizations external to the bct that provi. The 2nd brigade support battalion traced its history through several organizational changes to the 2nd supply train. Following the logistics captains career course, she was stationed at fort bragg, nc in 2012 and assumed command of bravo co, 782nd bsb, 4th bct, 82nd airborne division. Mourners gather for farewell to soldier killed in afghanistan. Monica brown from the 782nd brigade support battalion, 4th brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division, stands over forward operating base salerno in khowst province, afghanistan. The 82nd division was first constituted on 5 august 1917 in the national army. The divisions 4th brigade combat team inactivated in fall of 20. Organized at camp henry knox, kentucky in 1919 as the 657th motor transport company, it was redesignated as. Formed from 67th infantry medium tanks at fort meade, maryland, on 15 june 1940 under lt.
They said monk was upset about workrelated issues, but they declined to. Those with a link will take you to a battalionpublished history. Brigade support battalion april 2014 united states army. Gelig of stevenson ranch served as an armoredvehicle driver assigned to the 782nd brigade support battalion, 4th brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division. Upon redeployment she moved to 526th brigade support battalion bsb of 2nd brigade combat team bct. Unit, 782nd brigade support battalion, 4th brigade combat team, 82nd airborne division. The 82nd airborne division is an airborne infantry division of the united states army, specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areas with a u. Todd book, troop cs commander at the time of the attack, but it was.
The 163rd infantry brigade commanded the 325th infantry regiment and the 326th. Chapter 6 describes another key component of the brigade support battalion the forward support company. The brigade headquarters, two mi battalions and a cavalry squadron are stationed at fort bragg, north carolina. The 115th brigade support battalion carries the history, lineage, and colors of the 15th supply transport battalion, which predates the 1st cavalry division itself. The battalion is splitbased with its headquarters and headquarters, alpha supply and transportation, bravo maintenance, and. Army techniques publication atp 490 brigade support. The 82nd airborne division is an active airborne infantry division of the united states army specializing in parachute landing operations. For more information, the media may contact the 82nd airborne division public affairs office at 9104320661 or 9104320662.
The 525th battlefield surveillance brigade provides intelligence analysis and collection support to the xviii airborne corps. Fort bragg fayetteville, north carolina, united states. Brown, attached to the 782nd brigade support battalion, 4th brigade combat team of the 82nd airborne, managed to get to the injured soldiers, who. It is the only rapidly deployable battlefield surveillance brigade in the united states army. It is primarily focused on how the brigade support battalion bsb performs its mission, but it also addresses the roles and functions of other sustainment elements within the brigade combat team bct as well as those organizations external to the bct that provide logistics. The 782nd main support battalion was organized as the 82d division ordnance section at camp. Monica brown, a medic from the 782nd brigade support battalion, 4th brigade. Organized 15 november 1965 in the washington army national guard from new and existing units as the 141st support battalion and assigned to. Artillery, and 782nd brigade support battalion, was commanded by then col. The 82nd airborne division is an airborne infantry division of the united states army.
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