special troops battalion 10th united_states 10th special troops battalion united_states_army headquartered fort drum new_york organization command elements 10th battalion contains division senior command structure including communications intelligence operational support elements provide services units assigned headquarters time activated oversee division elements prior world war battalion fought italy year war served command element 10th training unit army reactivated 10th instead remained inactive division served numerous 1990s reactivated reorganization supported 10th command elements deployed operation enduring freedom afghanistan operation iraqi freedom iraq service received multiple deployments october redesignated 10th organization 10th subordinate 10th permanent formation division 10th command elements contained organized uniform structure special troops battalions united_states_army conform battalion consists companies division known company signal company 10th companies provide services elements 10th command formations mountain warfare qualified history activated november organizational structure command elements 10th activated camp swift texas division staging preparation deployment europe world war world war 10th light division alpine constituted july activated days later camp colorado division centered regimental commands infantry regiment infantry regiment infantry regiment assigned division field artillery battalions 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th unique division army field artillery battalions instead division trained year foot high camp soldiers trained fight survive brutal mountain conditions traveling shoes sleeping snow tents june division shipped texas prepare maneuvers louisiana later canceled period low altitude hot climate necessary prepare training november 10th division redesignated 10th point activated month blue white mountain authorized division new shoulder sleeve insignia italy battalion division sailed italy late arriving italy january army division enter combat world war battalion provided command division immediately entered combat near preliminary defensive actions followed february conjunction troops unit attacks mount sector peaks cleared days heavy fighting early march division fought way north moved miles maintaining defensive positions weeks division jumped april captured april entered seizing strategic points 10th crossed april reaching april ran heavy opposition amphibious crossing secured april german resistance italy ended german surrender italy division went security duty receiving surrender german units screening areas occupation near log pod day end war europe originally battalion division sent pacific theater operation downfall invasion mainland japan japan surrendered august following atomic bombings hiroshima nagasaki division returned days surrender combat elements november camp colorado cold war june division rebuilt activated fort riley kansas serve training division mountain division served 10th years battalion rebuilt delegated commanding training units division charged processing training replacements large numbers mission expanded outbreak korean war division trained new army recruits fort riley division converted combat division regain mountain status equipment 10th deployed germany replacing serving defensive force division served germany years rotated replaced july battalion redesignated 10th administration company company moved division georgia june 10th reactivated organizational structure accordance new format reorganization objective army divisions plan return division headquarters afghanistan supporting operation enduring freedom 10th began process transformation division september division headquarters finished transformation returned active service 1st brigade 1st 10th 10th activated time january 4th 10th activated fort louisiana 10th transformed september pending deployment iraq time received including coat arms distinctive unit insignia division headquarters afghanistan staying country division brigade served eastern region country border pakistan fulfilling similar role previous deployment time deployment brigade extended 4th eventually replaced rerouted iraq year rest headquarters 10th deployed iraq time april 4th brigade combat team division headquarters served command element southern baghdad 4th operated 10th mountain participated larger scale operations operation phantom phoenix headquarters 10th currently deployed afghanistan support transitioning afghanistan honors 10th awarded campaign world war campaign war terrorism total campaign unit decorations operational history division brigades received fewer decorations depending individual deployments campaign
Special Troops Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (United States)