by Greg Novak
With the on-again, off-again Korean crisis still going on and still unsettled, the question of US forces in Korea has been raised. The major US Army element there is the 2nd Infantry Division, with a one-of-a-kind TO&E. Currently present along the DMZ, the 2nd Infantry Division has the following units (organizations as per CPQ #4): 2nd Infantry Division, with: Divisional Headquarters
1st Battalion, 15th Field Artillery 'First to Fire' with: 3 batteries of 155mm SP howitzers 6th Battalion, 37th Field Artillery "On the Minute," with: 3 batteries of MLRS/ATACMs Battery A, 38th Field Artillery, with: 1 MLRS battery Battery F, 26th Field Artillery "Wolfpack," with: Target Acquisition radar Aviation Brigade, with:
2nd Assault Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, with: UH-60, UH-1 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Intended reinforcements would include the divisional roundout Brigade, 81st Mechanized Infantry Brigade and Washington National Guard. Other units would include the 25th Light Infantry Division from Hawaii and elements of the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. Back to Table of Contents -- Command Post Quarterly # 7 To Command Post Quarterly List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1994 by Greg Novak. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com |