15th Brigade Support Battalion (United States)
The 15th Medical Battalion is a former battalion of the United States Army.
| 15th Brigade Support Battalion | |
|---|---|
 Distinctive Unit Insignia for the 15th BSB | |
| Active | 23 March 1925– Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Logistics |
| Type | Command |
| Size | battalion |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Hood, Texas |
Organization
The 15th Medical Battalion was a non-combat battalion of the United States Army Medical Department, originally formed on 23 March 1925 as the 1st Medical Squadron and redesignated as the 15th Medical Battalion on 25 March 1949. On 1 October 1984, the 15th Medical Battalion was redesignated the 2nd Forward Support Battalion. Two of the medical companies were reassigned and a Quartermaster company from the 15th Supply & Transportation Battalion became the new Company A, while Company B came from the 27th Maintenance Battalion. On 15 May 1987, the Battalion became the 15th Support Battalion (Forward). The Battalion has been assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division since it was formed.
Service
The unit saw service during the Second World War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War (Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm), the Bosnian War (as part of rotation SFOR 5), the war in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom), Hurricane Katrina, and the war in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom). It is currently designated the 15th Brigade Support Battalion, providing logistics support to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division.[1]
References
- 1st Air Cavalry Division: Memoirs of the First Team, Vietnam, August 1965-December 1969, Turner Publishing Company, 1995, ISBN 1563111802, p. 170
- 1st Cavalry Division Home Page – Official site.
- 1st Cavalry Division Association
- 15th Medical Battalion Association - Official site.
Further reading
- The Admiralties: Operations of the 1st Cavalry Division 29 February – 18 May 1944 (reprint ed.). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. 1990 [1946]. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2010. – full text
- American Cavalry Divisions 1941–1945 order of battle information posted at the Combined Arms Research Library, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
- "The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army" by John J. McGrath, Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 2004
- U.S. Army Order of Battle 1919–1941, Volume 2. The Arms: Cavalry, Field Artillery, and Coast Artillery, 1919–41 by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Steven E. Clay, Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2011
- U.S. Army Combat Units 1 September 1939 order of battle information posted at the Combined Arms Research Library, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas