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December 4, 1995
U.S.-BASED UNITS IDENTIFIED FOR POTENTIAL BOSNIA DUTY
(Corrected Copy - Additional Units Identified)
Twenty-two U.S. Army units and five U.S. Air Force units based in the United States have been identified for potential deployment in support of the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia. In some cases, only elements of the unit may deploy. In addition, individual soldiers with unique qualifications or specialties may be identified on a case-by-case basis to augment units deploying to Bosnia.
The following is the list of units currently identified for potential deployment:
Fourth Battalion, 325th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.
362nd Engineer Company, Fort Bragg, N.C.
586th Engineer Company (Float Bridge), Fort Benning, Ga.
54th Quartermaster Company, Fort Lee, Va.
41st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment, Fort Bliss, Texas
61st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment, Fort Sill, Okla.
546th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Control Team, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
84th Combat Stress Detachment, Fort Carson, Colo.
102nd Quartermaster Company (Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants), Fort Campbell, Ky.
403rd Transportation Company, Fort Bragg, N.C.
55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), Fort Meade, Md.
319th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C. (Joint Surveillance Target Acquisition Radar System)
303rd Military Intelligence Batallion, Fort Hood, Texas
55th Engineer Company (Medium Girder Bridge), Fort Riley, Kan.
4th Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Group, Fort Bragg, N.C.
96th Civil Affairs Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.
10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colo.
528th Special Operations Support Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.
112th Special Operations Signal Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C.
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.
1st Special Forces Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.
5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Ky.
From the U.S. Air Force's Combat Command:
9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, Calif.
823rd Civil Engineering Squadron (RED HORSE), Hurlburt Field, Fla.
314th Operations Group, Little Rock, Air Force Base, Ark.
23rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
55th Wing, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
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