15th brigade 15th brigade brigade united_states_army based fort bliss texas provided logistics support units united_states_army subordinate 13th command expeditionary previously provided support 1st armored division 15th brigade renamed brigade lineage dates long decorated history designated supply command having seen service major conflict 20th century support parent division unit designated 15th permanently february brigade reassigned 13th command ending century association 15th extensive lineage carries honors unit 15th previous incarnations earned campaign numerous awards service vietnam war decorations include unit award unit organization 15th brigade permanently attached operate independently needed currently falls organization 1st armored division having relocated assignment allows unit maximum flexibility deployed provide support function needed permanently attached particular unit area operations unit permanently assigned battalions headquarters headquarters company consist 15th headquartered fort bliss texas november conjunction united_states july addition company 3rd conjunction 3rd completed high visibility project company produced yard continental gives commanders clear picture property especially unit closure brigade command design allowing assume command additional units deployed command preparing deployment history origins 15th brigade originally constituted headquarters headquarters company activated july october brigade providing support units vietnam reactivated september fort lewis washington brigade later fort lewis march having received campaign credits support iii vietnam mentioned 15th brigade replaced history organization traced present units 15th existed established years world war units assigned larger unit commands control division independent unit supporting units division included service support elements division world war reorganized headquarters designation immediately designation division trains activated november korea new organization employed concepts tactics similar armored division trains originated world war vietnam war september headquarters reorganized reorganization army divisions plan redesignated band accompanying division vietnam august participated campaigns division providing logistics support entire conflict unit major operation action command supported division days continuous operations opening battle campaign described book soldiers young basis subsequent film soldiers early formation supported large scale search areas jurisdiction according army saw enemy killed captured division deployed north corps tactical zone offensive involved regions intense fighting division moved relieve marine_corps units besieged combat base operation march conducted major clearing operations mid april mid september division participated local missions medical outreach programs intended offer medical support vietnamese local population time division support command assigned corps autumn relocated south northwest adjacent region commonly referred shape division units participating withdrawing june division took defensive posture withdrawal troops vietnam continued bulk division withdrawn april received honors division headquarters conflict awards included actions unit award action area referred fish hook area unit award addition received unit republic awards deployments reorganized designated major subordinate units returned vietnam stationed fort hood end june large command composed 15th 15th 15th 27th 8th composite 15th units transferred 1st armored division 15th early 1980s consisted 15th 15th 15th 27th maintenance battalion october 1st 2nd forward support battalions activated elements functional battalions attached unit following year saw transform remaining elements functional battalions maintenance medical supply transport 4th reorganization added forward main support battalions redesignated 15th 27th september deployed middle_east support operation january provided support operation leading quick liberation kuwait december activated fort hood bringing number active duty forward support battalions july organized battalion formally activated september iraqi freedom july redesignated 15th previously subordinate redesignated task organized supported maneuver brigade 15th element return iraq assumed control logistics baghdad area operations july brigade provided command control numerous units normally associated sustained casualties tour country including mortar attack killed soldiers injured october tasks unit completed tour iraq included construction maintenance facilities maintaining vehicles including adding additional armor vehicles units operating country brigade changed higher command time history february reassigned 13th command expeditionary holding mock cavalry charge celebrate occasion mark time brigade served independently returning iraq brigade undertaken number duties fort hood activities include testing new systems use deployments infrastructure fort training personal safety honors unit decorations campaign legacy soldiers subject numerous army publications tours iraq having culture lifestyle soldiers serving unit feature stories iraq public affairs office married soldiers deploy army army publication soldiers serving support units published feature story stories soldiers serving iraq september october issue story intended display versatility brigades overall story written press service march soldiers brigade react desert climate country having cope issues
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