 In August 1965, the 1st and 2d Battalions of the 184th Infantry were mobilized in response to the Watts riots.The battalions were mobilized as part of the 49th Infantry Division, which arrived after much of the rioting had ended.On 4 December 1965, the 184th Infantry was reorganized to consist of the 1st Battalion, an element of the 49th Infantry Division of the California National Guard.