68th Armored Regiment (United States)
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The 68th Armour Regiment was first activated in 1933 in the Regular Army as the 68th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks)
Main Battle Tanks, 32 Armored Personnel Carriers, Over 50 Tactical Wheeled vehicles, 5 Tracked Maintenance/Recovery vehicles and over 600 personnel, the "Silver Lion" Battalion was a large Self Reliant organization. 1–68 Armor had 4 Companies (Companies A, B, C & HHC) that when combined into a team made a well organized combat unit. There were 14 M1A1 Main Battle Tanks in each Line Company (Companies A, B, & C). The combined strength of the 14 M1A1's with all guns blazing made each company, theoretically, more powerful than a World War II
Battleship. To Support the 3 line Companies there was Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) which was the largest of the 4 Company's with over 300 personnel. Located in HHC were platoons of Cavalry Reconnaissance, Mortar, Maintenance, Headquarters, Signal, Supply, Intelligence, Cooks, Chemical, Administration and Medics for the Battalion.
Before the Force 21 Concept, 1st battalion 68th Armor had at the time 5 Company's that were headquarters and Headquarters Company, A, B, C & D Companies. On 13 April 2000, A Company was deactivated turning all 14 Tanks to the Mississippi National Guard. D Company was deactivated on 14 April 2000 and re-flagged A Company, leaving the Battalion with only 4 Companies instead of 5.
, Iraq.
After being reorganized the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment became known as the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment. HHC, known as Havoc with scouts, snipers, mortars and medics and staff positions. Alpha, known as Attack, and Bravo, known as Blackhawk were designated as infantry companies with M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles. Charlie company known as Steel, and Delta known as Destroyer were set up as tank companies [14 M1A2 Main Battle Tanks each]. Echo company, known as Exile company as an engineering company. Fox company known as Forerunner was attached from 64th Brigade Support Battalion
to provide Dining Facility (DFAC), maintenance/recovery and a Supply Distribution platoon. The final company is Golf company, which is the rear-detachment company for the battalion when it is deployed.
The battalion is currently deployed to Basra, Iraq as a part of OIF 10–11.
Lineage
(Note during World War I the 68th Infantry was briefley activated as follows-- Constituted 9 July 1918 in the Regular Army as the 68th Infantry. Assigned to the 9th Infantry Division Organized July 1918 at Camp SheridanCamp SheridanCamp Sheridan was established originally as the Post at Spotted Tail Indian Agency, near the Spotted Tail Agency in northwestern Nebraska in March 1874. In 1875, the garrison moved into permanent structures on the west fork of Beaver Creek, 12 miles upstream from the White River, near Hay Springs,...
, Alabama. from Personnel of the 46th Infantry. relieved from the 9th Division and demoblized 15 February 1919 at Camp Sheridan.)
Assembly
- Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 68th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks), by redesignation of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Tank Companies as Organic Companies of the 68th Infantry Regiment. See Below.
1st Tank Company
- Organized 7 June 1918 in the National Army in France as Company A, 327th Battalion, Tank Corps, American Expeditionary Force.
- Redesignated 12 September 1918 as Company A, 345th Battalion, Tank Corps.
- Reorganized and redesignated 8 January 1921 as the 1st Tank Company and allotted to the Regular ArmyRegular ArmyThe Regular Army of the United States was and is the successor to the Continental Army as the country's permanent, professional military establishment. Even in modern times the professional core of the United States Army continues to be called the Regular Army...
- Assigned 1 April 1921 to the 1st Division
- Relieved 16 October 1939 from assignment to the 1st Division
- Consolidated 1 January 1940 with Company A, 68th Infantry and consolidated unit designated as Company A, 68th Infantry.
- Inactivated 5 June 1940 at Fort Benning.
- Redesignated 15 July 1940 as Company A, 68th Armored Regiment, and assigned to 2nd Armored Division.
- Activated 1 August 1940 at Fort Benning.
- See Regiment for further history
2nd Tank Company
- Organized 7 June 1918 in the National Army in France as Company C, 327th Battalion, Tank Corps, AEF.
- Redesignated 12 September 1918 as Company C, 345th Battalion, Tank Corps.
- Reorganized and redesignated 8 January 1921 as the 2nd Tank Company and allotted to the Regular ArmyRegular ArmyThe Regular Army of the United States was and is the successor to the Continental Army as the country's permanent, professional military establishment. Even in modern times the professional core of the United States Army continues to be called the Regular Army...
- Redesignated 1 January 1940 as Company D, 68th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks).
- Redesignated 15 July 1940 as Company D, 68th Armored Regiment, and assigned to the 2nd Armored Division.
3rd Tank Company
- Organized April, 1918 in the National Army at Camp Colt, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
as Company A, 328th Battalion, Tank Corps - Reorganized and redesignated 8 January 1921 as the 3rd Tank Company, allotted to the Regular ArmyRegular ArmyThe Regular Army of the United States was and is the successor to the Continental Army as the country's permanent, professional military establishment. Even in modern times the professional core of the United States Army continues to be called the Regular Army...
. - Redesignated 1 January 1940 as Company E, 68th Infantry (Light Tanks).
- Redesignated 15 July 1940 as Company E, 68th Armored Regiment, and assigned to the 2nd Armored Division.
4th Tank Company
- Organized April, 1918 in the National Army at Camp Colt, PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
as Company C, 328th Battalion, Tank Corps - Reorganized and redesignated 8 January 1921 as the 4th Tank Company, allotted to the Regular ArmyRegular ArmyThe Regular Army of the United States was and is the successor to the Continental Army as the country's permanent, professional military establishment. Even in modern times the professional core of the United States Army continues to be called the Regular Army...
, and assigned to the 4th Division) - Inactivated 27 September 1921 at Fort LewisFort LewisJoint Base Lewis-McChord is a United States military facility located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Garrison, Joint Base Lewis-McChord....
, Washington. - Activated 15 September 1931 at Fort McClellanFort McClellanFort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, was a United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II, it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million troops...
, AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. - Redesignated 1 January 1940 as Company B, 68th Infantry (Light Tanks), and relieved from assignement to the 4th Division.
- Inactivated 5 June 1940 at Fort BenningFort BenningFort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788... - Redesignated 15 July 1940 as Company B, 68th Armored Regiment, and assigned to 2nd Armored Division.
- Activated 1 August 1940 at Fort Benning.
5th and 6th Tank Companies
- Organized 17 February 1918 as B Company (Provisional), Tank Service, American Expeditionary Force.
- Redesignated 16 April 1918 in the National Army at BorgBorgBorg may refer to:* Borg * Borg means Castle in some Nordic languages.-Places:*Borg, Saarland, Germany*Borg á Mýrum, Iceland*Borg, Vestvågøy, Norway*Diocese of Borg, Norway*Borg Massif, Antarctica*Borg El Arab, Egypt...
, France as Company B, 1st Tank Center, American Expeditionary ForceAmerican Expeditionary ForceThe American Expeditionary Forces or AEF were the United States Armed Forces sent to Europe in World War I. During the United States campaigns in World War I the AEF fought in France alongside British and French allied forces in the last year of the war, against Imperial German forces...
. - Redesignated on 6 June 1918 as Company B, 326th Battalion, Tank Corps.
- Redesignated 1 September 1918 as Company B, 344th Battalion, Tank Corps.
- Reorganized and redesignated 8 January 1921 as the 5th Tank Company, allotted to the Regular ArmyRegular ArmyThe Regular Army of the United States was and is the successor to the Continental Army as the country's permanent, professional military establishment. Even in modern times the professional core of the United States Army continues to be called the Regular Army...
. - Consolidated 1 January 1940 with 6th Tank Company, and then reorganized and redesignated as Company C, 68th infantry Regiment
- Inactivated 5 June 1940 at Fort BenningFort BenningFort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. - Redesignated 15 July 1940 as Company C, 68th Armored Regiment, and assigned to 2nd Armored Division.
- Activated 1 August 1940 at Fort Benning.
7th Tank Company
- Organized 7 June 1918 as Company B, 327th Battalion, Tank Corps, American Expeditionary ForceAmerican Expeditionary ForceThe American Expeditionary Forces or AEF were the United States Armed Forces sent to Europe in World War I. During the United States campaigns in World War I the AEF fought in France alongside British and French allied forces in the last year of the war, against Imperial German forces...
. - Redesignated 12 September 1918 as Company B, 345th Battalion, Tank Corps.
- Reorganized and redesignated 8 January 1921 as the 2nd Tank Company, allotted to the Regular ArmyRegular ArmyThe Regular Army of the United States was and is the successor to the Continental Army as the country's permanent, professional military establishment. Even in modern times the professional core of the United States Army continues to be called the Regular Army...
. - Inactivated 6 September 1921 at Camp Meade, Maryland.
- Redesignated 1 January 1940 as Company F, 68th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks), and activated at Fort BenningFort BenningFort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama...
, Georgia. - Redesignated 15 July 1940 as Company F, 68th Armored Regiment, and assigned to 2nd Armored Division.
Company G, 68th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks)
- Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Company G, 68th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks).
- Redesignated 15 July 1940 as Company G, 68th Armored Regiment, and assigned to 2nd Armored Division.
- Activated 13 August 1940 at Fort Benning.
Company H, 68th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks)
- Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as Company G, 68th Infantry Regiment (Light Tanks).
- Redesignated 15 July 1940 as Company G, 68th Armored Regiment, and assigned to 2nd Armored Division.
- Activated 13 August 1940 at Fort Benning.
Armored Regiment
- (1st and 2nd Battalions activated 1 January 1940 at Fort BenningFort BenningFort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, as Infantry Tank Battalions (See Above); - 1st Battalion inactivated 5 June 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia, (See Above).
- Converted and redesignated 15 July 1940 as the 68th Armored Regiment and assigned to the 2d Armored Division.
- Regiment (less the 2nd Battalion, which was already active) activated 1 August 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia.
- Inactivated 8 January 1942 at Fort Benning, Georgia, and relieved from assignment to the 2d Armored Division
- Assigned 15 February 1942 to the 6th Armored Division and activated at Fort KnoxFort KnoxFort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet...
, KentuckyKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth... - Moved to Camp Chaffee, Arkansas on 20 March 1942 for divisional training and maneuvers.
- Moved to Camp Young, California on 12 October 1942 to train at the Desert Training Center.
Triangulation
- Regiment broken up 20 September 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
- Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company and 2d Battalion as the 68th Tank Battalion and remained assigned to the 6th Armored Division
- 1st Battalion as the 773d Tank Battalion and relieved from assignment to the 6th Armored Division
- 3d Battalion as the 15th Tank Battalion and remained assigned to the 6th Armored Division
- Reconnaissance Company as Troop D, 86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, and remained an element of the 6th Armored Division
- Maintenance and Service Companies, and Band disbanded.
Troop D, 86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
- Deployed from the New York Port of Embarkation on 11 February 1944.
- Arrived in England on 23 February 1944.
- Deployed further to France on 19 July 1944.
- Was located at KahlaKahlaKahla is also the name of a village in Iran's Zanjan Province.----Kahla is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 14 km south of Jena....
, Germany on 14 August 1945 - Return to Boston Port of Embarkation on18 September 1945
15th Tank Battalion
- Deployed from the New York Port of Embarkation on 11 February 1944.
- Arrived in England on 24 February 1944.
- Further deployed to France on 22 July 1944
- Located at JenaJenaJena is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. It has a population of approx. 103,000 and is the second largest city in the federal state of Thuringia, after Erfurt.-History:Jena was first mentioned in an 1182 document...
, Germany on 14 August 1945 - Returned to the New York Port of Embarkation on 20 February 1946
68th Tank Battalion
- Deployed from the New York Port of Embarkation on 11 February 1944.
- Arrived in England on 24 February 1944.
- Further deployed to France on 22 July 1944
- Located at ButtstadtButtstädtButtstädt is a town in the district of Sömmerda, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 16 km northeast of Weimar....
, Germany on 14 August 1945 - Returned to the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation on 29 December 1945
Reconsolidation
- After 20 September 1943 the above units underwent changes that resulted in reconsolidation as follows:
- 68th Tank Battalion relieved 19 July 1945 from assignment to the 6th Armored Division
Inactivated 29 December 1945 at Camp Patrick HenryCamp Patrick HenryCamp Patrick Henry is a decommissioned United States Army base which was located in Warwick County, Virginia. After World War II, the site was redeveloped as a commercial airport, and became part of City of Newport News in 1958 when the former City of Warwick and Newport News were politically...
, Virginia
Redesignated 21 August 1950 as the 68th Medium Tank Battalion and assigned to the 6th Armored Division
Activated 5 September 1950 at Fort Leonard WoodFort Leonard Wood (military base)Fort Leonard Wood is a United States Army installation located in the Missouri Ozarks. The main gate is located on the southern boundary of St. Robert. The post was created in December 1940 and named in honor of General Leonard Wood, former Chief of Staff, in January 1941...
, Missouri
Inactivated 16 March 1956 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Relieved 1 July 1957 from assignment to the 6th Armored Division. - 773d Tank Battalion reorganized and redesignated 27 October 1943 as the 773d Amphibian Tank Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 10 January 1944 as the 773d Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Inactivated 15 April 1946 in Japan
Redesignated 24 December 1946 as the 56th Amphibian Tractor Battalion
Redesignated 18 April 1949 as the 56th Amphibious Tank and Tractor Battalion
Activated 10 May 1949 at Fort WordenFort WordenFort Worden and accompanying Fort Worden State Park are located in Port Townsend, along Admiralty Inlet in Washington. It is situated on 433 acres originally built as a United States Army installation for the protection of Puget Sound. Fort Worden was named after U.S...
, Washington
Inactivated 15 December 1954 at Fort Worden, Washington - 15th Tank Battalion relieved 9 July 1945 from assignment to the 6th Armored Division
Inactivated 22 February 1946 – 25 February 1946 at Camp KilmerCamp KilmerCamp Kilmer, New Jersey is a former United States Army camp that was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. The camp was organized as part of the Army Service Forces Transportation Corps. Troops were quartered at Camp Kilmer in...
, New Jersey. - Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 15th Tank Battalion, redesignated 1 August 1946 as 15th Tank Company, and activated at Fort RileyFort RileyFort Riley is a United States Army installation located in Northeast Kansas, on the Kansas River, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 100,656 acres in Geary and Riley counties and includes two census-designated places: Fort Riley North and Fort...
, Kansas
Inactivated 6 November 1946 at Fort Riley, Kansas
Activated 1 June 1947 in Italy
Inactivated 1 December 1949 in Italy
Redesignated 21 August 1950 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 15th Medium Tank Battalion (organic elements of the 15th Tank Battalion redesignated as elements of the 15th Medium Tank Battalion), and assigned to the 6th Armored Division
Battalion activated 5 September 1950 at Fort Leonard WoodFort Leonard Wood (military base)Fort Leonard Wood is a United States Army installation located in the Missouri Ozarks. The main gate is located on the southern boundary of St. Robert. The post was created in December 1940 and named in honor of General Leonard Wood, former Chief of Staff, in January 1941...
, Missouri
Inactivated 16 March 1956 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Relieved 1 July 1957 from assignment to the 6th Armored Division. - Troop D, 86th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, inactivated 19 September 1945 at Camp Myles StandishCamp Myles StandishCamp Myles Standish was a U.S. Army camp located in Taunton, Massachusetts. It functioned as a prisoner-of-war camp, a departure area for about a million U.S...
, *Massachusetts
Redesignated 21 August 1950 as Company D, 86th Reconnaissance Battalion, and remained an element of the 6th Armored Division
Activated 5 September 1950 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Inactivated 16 March 1956 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Relieved 1 July 1957 from assignment to the 6th Armored Division. - Maintenance and Service Companies, 68th Armored Regiment, reconstituted 1 July 1957 in the Regular Army
- 68th and 15th Medium Tank Battalions; 56th Amphibious Tank and Tractor Battalion; Company D, 86th Reconnaissance Battalion; and Maintenance and Service Companies, 68th Armored Regiment, consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 1 July 1957 as the 68th Armor Regiment, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental SystemU.S. Army Combat Arms Regimental SystemThe Combat Arms Regimental System , was the method of assigning unit designations to units of the five combat arms of the United States Army from 1957 to 1981. CARS was superseded by the U.S...
- 68th and 15th Medium Tank Battalions; 56th Amphibious Tank and Tractor Battalion; Company D, 86th Reconnaissance Battalion; and Maintenance and Service Companies, 68th Armored Regiment, consolidated, reorganized, and redesignated 1 July 1957 as the 68th Armor Regiment, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System
Post World War II
- Relieved 1 April 1963 from assignment to the 3d Infantry Division; concurrently redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor, and assigned to the 8th Infantry Division.
- Withdrawn 1 April 1984 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System (USARS)U.S. Army Regimental SystemThe United States Army Regimental System was established in 1981 to replace the Combat Arms Regimental System, to provide each Soldier with continuous identification with a single regiment, and to support that concept with a personnel system that would increase a soldier’s probability of serving...
- 1st Battalion was inactivated 15 March 1991 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division.
- 1st Battalion was assigned 16 January 1996 to the 4th Infantry Division and activated at Fort Carson, Colorado
- 4th Battalion was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division in from the 1970s and 1980s, when it was reflagged as the 3rd Battalion, 73d Armor.
Campaign participation credit
- World War I:
- St. Mihiel;
- Meuse-Argonne
- World War II:
- NormandyNormandyNormandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
; - Northern France;
- RhinelandRhinelandHistorically, the Rhinelands refers to a loosely-defined region embracing the land on either bank of the River Rhine in central Europe....
; - Ardennes-Alsace;
- Central Europe;
- Western Pacific (with arrowhead);
- Ryukyus (with arrowhead)
- Korean War:
- Korea, Summer 1953
History of the silver lions
The 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, was the "only" Armor Battalion located on Fort Carson, with 48 M1A1 AbramsM1 Abrams
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Main Battle Tanks, 32 Armored Personnel Carriers, Over 50 Tactical Wheeled vehicles, 5 Tracked Maintenance/Recovery vehicles and over 600 personnel, the "Silver Lion" Battalion was a large Self Reliant organization. 1–68 Armor had 4 Companies (Companies A, B, C & HHC) that when combined into a team made a well organized combat unit. There were 14 M1A1 Main Battle Tanks in each Line Company (Companies A, B, & C). The combined strength of the 14 M1A1's with all guns blazing made each company, theoretically, more powerful than a World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Battleship. To Support the 3 line Companies there was Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) which was the largest of the 4 Company's with over 300 personnel. Located in HHC were platoons of Cavalry Reconnaissance, Mortar, Maintenance, Headquarters, Signal, Supply, Intelligence, Cooks, Chemical, Administration and Medics for the Battalion.
Before the Force 21 Concept, 1st battalion 68th Armor had at the time 5 Company's that were headquarters and Headquarters Company, A, B, C & D Companies. On 13 April 2000, A Company was deactivated turning all 14 Tanks to the Mississippi National Guard. D Company was deactivated on 14 April 2000 and re-flagged A Company, leaving the Battalion with only 4 Companies instead of 5.
Current setup of 1–68
Upon return from deployment to OIF 1, The 4th Infantry Division immediately began reorganization into the "modular brigade" structure of the new U.S. Army. 4th Infantry Division was again deployed to OIF in late 2005, replacing 3rd ID in Baghdad. The 3rd brigade was attached to the 101st and the 1–68 was sent to BaqubahBaqubah
Baqubah is the capital of Iraq's Diyala Governorate.The city is located some to the northeast of Baghdad, on the Diyala River. In 2003 it had an estimated population of some 467,900 people....
, Iraq.
After being reorganized the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment became known as the 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment. HHC, known as Havoc with scouts, snipers, mortars and medics and staff positions. Alpha, known as Attack, and Bravo, known as Blackhawk were designated as infantry companies with M2A3 Bradley fighting vehicles. Charlie company known as Steel, and Delta known as Destroyer were set up as tank companies [14 M1A2 Main Battle Tanks each]. Echo company, known as Exile company as an engineering company. Fox company known as Forerunner was attached from 64th Brigade Support Battalion
64th Brigade Support Battalion (United States)
The 64th Brigade Support Battalion, nicknamed "Mountaineers," is a United States Army Support Battalion, currently assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.-History:...
to provide Dining Facility (DFAC), maintenance/recovery and a Supply Distribution platoon. The final company is Golf company, which is the rear-detachment company for the battalion when it is deployed.
The battalion is currently deployed to Basra, Iraq as a part of OIF 10–11.
Sources
- http://www.army/1-68ar.htm
- http://www.carson.army.mil/units/4id/index.htm
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/