The 101st airborne division support command was activated on 1 july 1956 at. Eight decades of realpolitik herman j cohens latest book. Army unit patch 101st airborne special troops battalion 3rd. Companies from the 326th engineer battalion, 311th military intelligence battalion, 501st signal battalion, and the 3rd platoon of the 101st military police company were pulled together to form the stb.
Honolulu ap the military says a kentuckybased soldier from palau died this week from wounds he suffered during a grenade attack in afghanistan. On march 17, 2012, the brigade was reorganized and redesignated as headquarters and special troops battalion, 101st sustainment brigade. Shop army unit patch 101st airborne special troops battalion 3rd brigade combat team and other name brand 85th 204th military at the exchange. Fort campbell, ky soldiers from company b, 1st special troops battalion, 1st brigade combat team, 101st airborne division, zero and qualify with their newly issued m4a1. Special troops battalion 3d brigade combat team, 101st airborne division. The 101st sustainment brigade lifeliners, 101st airborne division air assault, hosted a memorial brick laying ceremony, june 9, 2014, to honor and pay tribute to their fallen comrades. In march 2008, the division headquarters and its special troops battalion, 101st airborne division air assault joined the 4th brigade combat team and the.
Special troops battalion 3d brigade combat team, 101st. Welcome to the official 101st sustainment brigade lifeliners podcast channel where. Free information book explaining the coronavirus to children. On june 8, 20, the brigade headquarters returned for a fourth time to afghanistan to provide sustainment support to regional commands rc east, north and capital. The 101st sustainment brigade is a sustainment brigade of the united states army based at fort campbell providing logistical support to the 101st airborne division. Arron lummer center, commander of the 101st special troops battalion, 101st sustainment brigade, conducts a battle update brief. Read more of the history of 101 st airborne division air assault sustainment brigade on our unit history page.
The support group was composed of the 326th airborne medical company, the 426th airborne quartermaster company, the 101st parachute support and maintenance company, the headquarters, headquarters detachment and the division band. He joined the army in 2004 and arrived to fort campbell in 2019, having previously served here from 2005 to 2010. Constituted 5 august 1917 in the national army as headquarters, 160th infantry brigade, and assigned to the 80th division organized 27 august 1917 at camp lee, virginia demobilized 7 june 1919 at camp lee, virginia reconstituted 24. The 101st airborne division sustainment brigade was activated july 1, 1956, at fort. Special troops battalion, 3rd brigade combat team, 101st. Background trimming of the brigade and special troops battalion. The special troops battalion, 3rd brigade combat team, 101st airborne division, fort campbell, kentucky, was a multifunctional battalion created on 16. Combined task force strike was the military unit selected by the international security. Special troops battalion, 3rd brigade combat team, 101st airborne. In fy 2004, as part of the armys transformation towards a modular force, the title and composition of the discom unit was changed to the 501st special troops battalion. Formerly a separate unit under the command of united states army forces. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.