196th Infantry Brigade (Light) (Separate) [1965-1972]
Motto: "Ahead of the Rest"
Activated : 10.09.1965, Ft. 10.09.09.
Deactivated : 30.06.1972 Oakland, California
The Brigade was activated in September 1965 to replace the 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, which was operating in the Dominican Republic on a peacekeeping mission. It was scheduled to leave in July 1966, but in May it was decided to deploy to Vietnam. She was airlifted to Vietnam on August 26, 1966.
Brigade Headquarters Base :
08.1966 Tay Ninh
04.1967 Chu Lai
11.1967 Tam Ky
04.1968 Phong Dien
06.1968 Hoi An
07.1968 Chu Lai
04.1971 Da Nang
The brigade included :
Brigade headquarters with staff
2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment
4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment (1971-1972)
3rd Battalion (105 mm), 82nd Artillery Regiment
8th Security Battalion (1967-1969)
196th Security Battalion (1971-1972)
F Squadron (Aviation), 8th Cavalry Regiment (1971-1972)
F Squadron (Armoured), 17th Cavalry Regiment
175th Engineer Company
196th Signal Company (1967-1971)
587th Signal Company (1971-1972)
Source :
1.Rottman,Gordon L.. The US Army in the Vietnam War 1965 -1973, ed. : Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2008. 98 p. ISBN 978 1 84603 239 4
Motto: "Ahead of the Rest"
Activated : 10.09.1965, Ft. 10.09.09.
Deactivated : 30.06.1972 Oakland, California
The Brigade was activated in September 1965 to replace the 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, which was operating in the Dominican Republic on a peacekeeping mission. It was scheduled to leave in July 1966, but in May it was decided to deploy to Vietnam. She was airlifted to Vietnam on August 26, 1966.
Brigade Headquarters Base :
08.1966 Tay Ninh
04.1967 Chu Lai
11.1967 Tam Ky
04.1968 Phong Dien
06.1968 Hoi An
07.1968 Chu Lai
04.1971 Da Nang
The brigade included :
Brigade headquarters with staff
2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment
3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment
4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment
1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment (1971-1972)
3rd Battalion (105 mm), 82nd Artillery Regiment
8th Security Battalion (1967-1969)
196th Security Battalion (1971-1972)
F Squadron (Aviation), 8th Cavalry Regiment (1971-1972)
F Squadron (Armoured), 17th Cavalry Regiment
175th Engineer Company
196th Signal Company (1967-1971)
587th Signal Company (1971-1972)
Source :
1.Rottman,Gordon L.. The US Army in the Vietnam War 1965 -1973, ed. : Osprey Publishing Ltd., 2008. 98 p. ISBN 978 1 84603 239 4
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