Composite Service Support

Composite combat service support units of the 25th Infantry Division are primarily composed of personnel and equipment from several branches of the Army including the Quartermaster Corps, the Ordnance Corps, the Transportation Corps, the Medical Corps and the Chemical Corps. For the evolution of combat service support in the 25th Division since 1941 see our page detailing that evolution.

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25th Support Bn. 25th Support Battalion
“Without Delay”
1 October 1941 Constituted, organized and activated as the 325th Quartermaster Battalion at Schofield Barracks on 1 October 1941 using personnel and equipment of the 11th Quartermaster Regiment, Hawaiian Division. The 325th Quartermaster Battalion came under fire during the Japanese attack on Hawaii on 7 December 1941. On 1 November 1942 the 325th Quartermaster Battalion less the Ordnance Platoon was redesignated as the 25th Quartermaster Company and organized as a truck company. The 25th Quartermaster Company served in all four World War II campaigns of the 25th Division receiving a Meritorious Unit Commendation and a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. The 25th Quartermaster Company accompanied the 25th Division to Korea and served in all ten campaigns of the Korean War receiving two Meritorious Unit Commendations and two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations. On 1 July 1963, as part of the reorganization of the 25th Division, the 25th Quartermaster Company was reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters Company, 25th Supply and Transport Battalion. The battalion was organized with a headquarters company, a supply company and a motor transport company and was responsible for furnishing all classes of supply to Tropic Lightning units and for division motor transport. The 25th Supply and Transport Battalion arrived in Vietnam on 30 March 1966 and was based at Cu Chi. The battalion supported the 25th Division through all twelve Vietnam campaigns receiving three Meritorious Unit Commendations, two awards of the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal. On 16 April 1992 the battalion was redesignated as the 25th Support Battalion. It was reorganized as a forward support battalion to consist of a headquarters and supply company, a maintenance company and a medical company with the mission of providing forward service support to the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. The 25th Support Battalion was reassigned to Fort Lewis, Washington upon the transfer of the 1st Brigade to Fort Lewis in 1995. As a result of the reorganization of the 1st Brigade from light infantry to a wheeled, light armored organization now known as a Stryker Brigade; the 25th Support Battalion was reorganized as a separate brigade support battalion on 16 September 2002. Beginning in October 2004, the 25th Support Battalion furnished combat service support to 1st Brigade elements conducting combat operations and stability initiatives in and around the city of Mosul, Iraq. For its support of combat operations in Iraq the 25th Support Battalion received a Valorous Unit Award. The battalion returned with the 1st Brigade to Fort Lewis in September 2005. On 1 June 2006 the 1st Brigade Combat Team including the 25th Support Battalion was inactivated; with personnel and equipment transferred to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Stryker). The 1st Brigade Combat Team including the 25th Support Battalion was reactivated on 16 December 2006 with station at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Read more about them.
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25th Medical Bn 325th Support Battalion
“Lightning Medics”
1 October 1941 Constituted, organized and activated as the 25th Medical Battalion at Schofield Barracks on 1 October 1941 using personnel and equipment of the 11th Medical Regiment, Hawaiian Division. The battalion was organized with a headquarters and headquarters detachment, three collecting companies and a clearing company. The battalion received its baptism of fire during the Japanese attack on Hawaii 7 December 1941. Landing on Guadalcanal with the division in December 1942, the 25th Medical Battalion faced daunting challenges in getting the wounded off jungle covered mountains. Using all available resources including sliding litters down cables off mountains and using rafts as transportation down rivers, the 25th Medical Battalion set new standards in evacuating casualties of jungle warfare. The 25th Medics went on to perform equally heroic acts in casualty care and evacuation in the Northern Solomon’s and Luzon campaigns. For its service in the liberation of the Philippines the battalion received the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. During the early stages of the Korean War the 25th Medical Battalion was inundated with casualties as the 25th Division saw fierce combat in the defense of the Pusan Perimeter. The 25th Medical Battalion went on to participate in all ten campaigns of the Korean War receiving a Meritorious Unit Commendation and two awards of the Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation. The first element of the 25th Medical Battalion to go to Vietnam was Company B which accompanied the 3rd Brigade to the Central Highlands in December 1965. The rest of the battalion arrived at Cu Chi in March 1966. During Vietnam, the companies of the battalion were generally collocated with surgical and evacuation hospitals as casualties were evacuated by helicopter directly from the field to a hospital. The 25th Medical Battalion served in twelve Vietnam campaigns receiving two Meritorious Unit Commendations, two awards of the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal. Additionally Company B and Company D each received a Valorous Unit Award. On 16 April 1992 the battalion was redesignated as the 325th Support Battalion and organized as a forward support battalion consisting of a headquarters and supply company, a maintenance company and a medical company with the mission of furnishing forward service support to the 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. The battalion served in Afghanistan from April 2004-2005 in support of the 25th Division’s Task Force Bronco (3rd Brigade Combat Team) and all units in Regional Commands South and West. Based at Kandahar Air Field the battalion was organized as Logistics Task Force 325 and included five non-25th Division combat service support units. LTF 325 provided for all classes of supplies as well as maintenance support to security and stability operations. In addition it operated a combat hospital and trained Afghan army logistics personnel. For its service in Afghanistan the 325th Support Battalion was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation. On 16 November 2005 the battalion was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
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725th Support Bn. 725th Support Battalion
“Service to the Line”
1 October 1941 Constituted, organized and activated at Schofield Barracks on 1 October 1941 as the Maintenance Platoon, Headquarters Company, 325th Quartermaster Battalion using the personnel and equipment of the 11th Ordnance Company, Hawaiian Division. On 1 August 1942 it was reorganized and redesignated as the Ordnance Maintenance Platoon. On 1 November 1942 the platoon was reorganized and redesignated as the 725th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company, a separate company of the 25th Division. The primary mission of the company was vehicle repair. The company accompanied the 25th Division to Guadalcanal where it supported the division’s units during that campaign and subsequent campaigns in the Northern Solomons and on Luzon. For its service in the liberation of the Philippines the company was awarded the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. On 20 March 1946 the company was reorganized and redesignated as the 725th Ordnance Maintenance Company to reflect additional ordnance maintenance capabilities. During the Korean War the 725th participated in all ten campaigns with the 25th Division receiving a Meritorious Unit Commendation and two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations. During the late stages of the war on 1 February 1953 the 725th was reorganized and redesignated as the 725th Ordnance Battalion to meet the increased requirements for ordnance maintenance support throughout the division. In the reorganization of the 25th Division in 1963 the battalion was reorganized and redesignated as the 725th Maintenance Battalion to perform maintenance support on a wide variety of divisional equipment. The first unit of the 725th to arrive in Vietnam was Company D which accompanied the 3rd Brigade to the Central Highlands in December 1965. The rest of the battalion arrived on 1 April 1966 and was based at Cu Chi. During combat operations a mobile direct support company of the battalion would accompany each brigade providing maintenance and repair parts supply to the line units. The 725th Maintenance Battalion served in twelve Vietnam campaigns receiving two Meritorious Unit Commendations, two awards of the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal. Additionally Company B received a Valorous Unit Award and a Meritorious Unit Commendation; Company C received a Valorous Unit Award and Company D received a Valorous Unit Award and a Meritorious Unit Commendation. On 16 April 1992 the battalion was redesignated as the 725th Support Battalion and was reorganized as a main support battalion consisting of a headquarters and supply company, a motor transport company, an ordnance maintenance company and a medical company. Elements of the battalion supported the 2nd Brigade Combat Team in Iraq from January 2004-February 2005 as part of Logistics Task Force 225. The reminder of the Battalion served in Afghanistan from February 2004-2005 and was based at Bagram Air Field. The battalion was organized as Logistics Task Force 725 and included four non-25th Division combat service support units. LTF 725 provided full-spectrum combat service support to 18 Forward Operating Bases in Regional Command East including maintenance and medical support. On 16 November 2005 the battalion was temporarily inactivated. On 16 September 2006 the 725th was reorganized and redesignated as the 725th Support Battalion (Airborne) and assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division with home station at Fort Richardson, Alaska. The battalion served a fifteen month tour of duty in Iraq from October 2006 to December 2007 with the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne). The battalion’s Company F received a Valorous Unit Award for extraordinary heroism in support of Task Force 3 Geronimo’s defeat of insurgent activity in Babil Province, Iraq during the period June-November 2007.
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25th Div. Suppt. Command Headquarters and Headquarters Company
25th Infantry Division Support Command
1 February 1957 Activated on 1 February 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 25th Infantry Division Trains at Schofield Barracks with the mission of command and control of the combat service support elements of the 25th Division. On 1 July 1963 it was consolidated with the 25th Infantry Division Band and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and Band, 25th Infantry Division Support Command. In Vietnam, the Headquarters Detachment and Band of the Division Support Command was based at Cu Chi. The Support Command consisted of the 25th Supply and Transport Battalion, the 25th Medical Battalion, the 725th Maintenance Battalion and the 25th Administration Company. It participated in twelve Vietnam campaigns and was awarded two Meritorious Unit Commendations, two awards of the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Medal. While in Vietnam, the increasing responsibilities of the Support Command led to the Headquarters Detachment and Band being reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters Company and Band on 15 November 1967. Soon after returning from Vietnam the 25th Division Band was reassigned from Headquarters Company to the 25th Adjutant General Company. In 1981 a Transportation Corps aircraft maintenance company was assigned and in 1986 a Chemical Corps decontamination/smoke generator company was assigned. In April 1992 the Division Support Command was responsible for the massive reorganization of the supply and transportation, medical and maintenance battalions into support battalions. At that time, the 25th Infantry Division Support Command was composed of the 225th , 325th, 725th Support Battalions and the 71st Chemical Company. The Support Command Headquarters arrived in Afghanistan in March-April 2004 for a one year tour of duty as the Joint Logistics Command for the Combined/Joint Task Force 76. The Support command had the responsibility for all logistic support throughout the Combined Joint Operations Area. Decentralization of the maintenance support was provided by the formation of Mobile Maintenance Support Teams that were located in forward operating bases. In addition distribution points for all classes of supply were set up at forward operating bases. The effectiveness of these and other initiatives were attested to by the fact all security and stability operations received full-spectrum logistical support throughout the Support Command’s tour of duty. As part of the modular conversion of the 25th Infantry Division, HHC, Support Command was inactivated on 15 November 2005 after 47 years of continuous service with the Tropic Lightning.
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425th Support Bn. 425th Support Battalion
“Total Support”
6 December 1969 Constituted, organized and activated on 6 December 1969 as the 425th Support Battalion. Assigned to the 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks as the brigade support battalion. The battalion organization was that of the support battalion of a separate infantry brigade consisting of a headquarters detachment, an administration company, a supply and maintenance company and a medical company. Upon the return of the 25th Division from Vietnam to Schofield Barracks, the 4th Brigade was inactivated on 15 December 1970. The 425th Support Battalion remained on active duty until 1972 when it was inactivated on 5 April.
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225th Support Bn. 225th Support Battalion
“Warrior Support”
10 February 1971 Constituted, organized and activated in Vietnam on 10 February 1971 as the 225th Support Battalion. It was assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division which remained in Vietnam after the departure of the 25th Division in December 1970. Based at Long Binh the 225th was organized as a separate brigade support battalion consisting of a headquarters detachment, an administration company, a supply and maintenance company and a medical company. Upon the departure of the 2nd Brigade from Vietnam in April 1971 the 225th Support Battalion was inactivated in Vietnam on 30 April 1971. The 225th received Vietnam campaign participation credit for the Counteroffensive, Phase VII campaign. The 225th Support Battalion was reactivated on 16 April 1992 at Schofield Barracks and was organized as a forward support battalion consisting of a headquarters and supply company, a maintenance company and a medical company with the mission of furnishing forward service support to the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. The 225th Support Battalion served in Iraq from January 2004-February 2005 as Logistics Task Force 225 in support of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team. The battalion provided logistical and medical support to the battalions of the 2nd Brigade. The task force performed highly effective decentralized maintenance, supply and medical service support enabling Brigade security and stability operation to be effectively conducted. In recognition of its achievements the battalion received a Meritorious Unit Citation. On 16 October 2005 the battalion was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team.
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None authorized 125th Combat Service Support Company 16 September 2002 The Tables of Organization and Equipment for a Stryker Brigade does not include a combat service support company. The 125th Combat Service Support Company was constituted and activated on 16 September 2002 to provide an organization to which heavy support equipment could be assigned that is not authorized for the Stryker Brigade but needed in support of its development, training and maintenance. The company was inactivated prior to the 1st Brigade departing for Iraq.
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167th Support Bn. 167th Support Battalion
“Strength Through Support”
16 August 2005 The 167th Support Battalion (Airborne) was originally organized in October 1917 at Fort Bliss Texas as the Mechanical Repair shop No.305. It served in the continental United States in WWI. In 1922 it was reorganized as the 2nd Motor Repair Battalion. In 1936 it was reorganized and redesignated as the 36th Quartermaster Regiment. In 1940 the regiment was broken up with the 1st Battalion being redesignated as the 67th Quartermaster Battalion with battalion headquarters being activated at Fort Bragg on 1 June 1941. On 1 August 1942 the Headquarters was redesignated as Headquarters, 67th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Battalion. The battalion landed in North Africa in early November 1942 receiving assault landing credit for the Algeria-French Morocco campaign. The battalion next participated in the Sicily campaign from 9 July to 17 August 1943. During its participation in the Rome-Arno campaign the battalion was redesignated as the 67th Ordnance Battalion on 5 September 1943. The 67th then participated in the final two campaigns of the war in Italy the North Apennines and the Po Valley campaigns. After hostilities ended the battalion was inactivated in Italy on 25 September 1945. The 67th was reactivated on Okinawa on 5 December 1948. Upon the North Korean invasion of South Korea in June 1950 the battalion was sent to Korea and furnished ordnance maintenance support to Eighth Army units through all ten campaigns of the Korean War receiving three Army Meritorious Unit Commendations. The battalion was again inactivated on 24 June 1955 in Korea. On 20 March 1957 the 67th was reactivated at Sandia Base New Mexico where it furnished ordnance maintenance support for nuclear weapons. The 67th then served at Seneca Ordnance Depot, New York, the Dominican Republic and Fort Ord, California where the battalion was inactivated on 27 February 1992. The battalion was redesignated and reorganized as the 167th Support Battalion (Airborne) assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and activated at Fort Richardson, Alaska on 16 August 2005. On 15 September 2006 the battalion was relieved from assignment to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, redesignated as the 67th Maintenance Battalion and inactivated.
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185th Maintenance Bn. 209th Support Battalion
“Service Behind The Sword”
16 November 2005 The 209th Support Battalion was first constituted in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 1st Battalion, 54th Quartermaster Regiment (Heavy Maintenance) on 1 May 1936 and activated at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 1 June 1941. On 1 August 1942 it was converted and redesignated as HHD, 1st Battalion, 54th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Regiment and on 7 October 1942 it was redesignated as HHD, 185th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Battalion. On 26 May 1943 the battalion was redesignated as HHD, 185th Ordnance Battalion. In WWII the 185th participated in five major European campaigns; Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe. The battalion was inactivated in France on 16 October 1946. The battalion was reactivated on 28 May 1954 and stationed at the Red River Arsenal, Texas. The 185th was stationed at Fort Hood Texas when it was ordered to Vietnam. Arriving in Vietnam on 2 August 1965 the battalion was assigned to the 29th General Support Group and based at Long Binh outside of Saigon. HHD, 185th Ordnance Battalion was reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Main Support Company 185th Maintenance Battalion (Direct Support) on 20 July 1966. The battalion remained based at Long Binh where it performed maintenance and supply support for non-divisional units throughout Military Region III both at Long Binh and through mobile contact teams. The 185th Maintenance Battalion is one of only a very few US Army units to hold the distinction of participating in 16 of the 17 campaigns of the Vietnam War from Vietnam Defense to Cease Fire. The battalion also received a Meritorious Unit Commendation. The 185th departed Vietnam on 21 October 1972 and was inactivated on 10 November 1972 at the Oakland Army Base, California. On 4 May 2004 Headquarters and Main Support Company 185th Maintenance Battalion was redesignated and reorganized as Headquarters and Support Company, 209th Support Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted). The 209th Support Battalion was activated at Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii on 16 November 2005 as an aviation support battalion and assigned to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. In addition to the headquarters and support company, the battalion consists of a distribution company, an aviation maintenance company and a signal company.