5th Brigade First Armored Division > Hall Of Heroes

Posted: 7/27/2008 10:30:04 AM EDT

Hey got a friend (11B) that is about to leave Benning for their, anyone got any info to pass on to him about this unit?

Posted: 7/28/2008 4:48:59 AM EDT

[#1]

Just that it's at Fort Bliss and most of the joes are living in temporary barracks in the desert. I drove by their compound while at school, and if you added hescoes and t-barriers it would look just like a FOB.

Posted: 7/28/2008 4:50:03 AM EDT

[#2]

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Just that it's at Fort Bliss and most of the joes are living in temporary barracks in the desert. I drove by their compound while at school, and if you added hescoes and t-barriers it would look just like a FOB.

DOH! He will be very happy then

Posted: 7/28/2008 7:29:50 PM EDT

[#3]

a bunch of my unit is PCS'ing there.

Posted: 7/29/2008 6:40:29 AM EDT

[#4]

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Just that it's at Fort Bliss and most of the joes are living in temporary barracks in the desert. I drove by their compound while at school, and if you added hescoes and t-barriers it would look just like a FOB.

FYI,it is 4th Brigade that is living in temp facilities; 5th brigade is on main post in some of the former ADA buildings. 1st Brigade moved to some of the new buildings that were just built.

Really it is funny, 4th Brigade has been here since 05 and because we are the largest we are still getting shafted with temp stuff....

Posted: 7/29/2008 8:42:58 AM EDT

[#5]

1st Armored Division got so sodomized its not even funny.
From Germany to Bliss.
I was in Bliss for 3 months. What a shithole

Posted: 7/29/2008 11:10:07 AM EDT

[#6]

Is 4th BDE still aviation?

Posted: 7/29/2008 1:03:27 PM EDT

[#7]

No, 4th Brigade is a HBCT; we re flagged from 4th Brigade , 1st Cav a little bit ago.

Posted: 7/29/2008 1:41:02 PM EDT

[#8]

Guess things have changed a lot since I was an "Iron Soldier".

Posted: 7/29/2008 5:02:33 PM EDT

[#9]

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Guess things have changed a lot since I was an "Iron Soldier".

All the divisions are getting re-arranged along the new BCT concept. Eventually we will have an Aviation unit at Bliss just don't know what they will be designated as.

Posted: 7/29/2008 5:04:46 PM EDT

[#10]

Uh, interesting to know, thanks!

Posted: 7/29/2008 5:09:17 PM EDT

[#11]

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Guess things have changed a lot since I was an "Iron Soldier".

Wacky shit watching unit reorganizations. My BN (Wildflecken, V Corp) was dissolved after Desert Storm then reconstituted about a year later in Bamberg (VII Corp).

[Rodney Dangerfield]
No respect I tell ya; No respect!

Posted: 7/29/2008 5:20:25 PM EDT

[#12]

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Wacky shit watching unit reorganizations. My BN (Wildflecken, V Corp) was dissolved after Desert Storm then reconstituted about a year later in Bamberg (VII Corp).

[Rodney Dangerfield]
No respect I tell ya; No respect!

In D Storm I served with 1-1 CAV 4 BDE 1st AD, which was a 2X2 CAV unit. They cased it’s colors in Katterbach after D Storm and reorganized in Büdingen as a total aviation CAV unit. AFAIK, they cased colors again and reorganized this time once again, as armored CAV.

Posted: 7/29/2008 6:48:50 PM EDT

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Just that it's at Fort Bliss and most of the joes are living in temporary barracks in the desert. I drove by their compound while at school, and if you added hescoes and t-barriers it would look just like a FOB.

FYI,it is 4th Brigade that is living in temp facilities; 5th brigade is on main post in some of the former ADA buildings. 1st Brigade moved to some of the new buildings that were just built.

Really it is funny, 4th Brigade has been here since 05 and because we are the largest we are still getting shafted with temp stuff....

Good catch-thanks. I might have been blinded by the sandstorms you guys have there.

Posted: 7/29/2008 11:50:32 PM EDT

[#14]

2BCT is still here in Baumholder. Supposedly we are re-flagging as a Stryker unit after this tour in Iraq and standing up at Bliss.

Posted: 7/30/2008 12:25:44 AM EDT

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2BCT is still here in Baumholder. Supposedly we are re-flagging as a Stryker unit after this tour in Iraq and standing up at Bliss.

The rock eh? I was in B Co 141 Sig....did the first two sandbox trips.

My BN got split up and sent all over the place right after I left Feb07...

Posted: 7/30/2008 7:33:15 AM EDT

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2BCT is still here in Baumholder. Supposedly we are re-flagging as a Stryker unit after this tour in Iraq and standing up at Bliss.

did my time in 2bct in baumholder as an LT

Posted: 7/30/2008 10:18:39 AM EDT

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2BCT is still here in Baumholder. Supposedly we are re-flagging as a Stryker unit after this tour in Iraq and standing up at Bliss.

did my time in 2bct in baumholder as an LT

You missed out.

Baumholder just made the enduring post list. There are now plans to put all new housing, barracks, PX,commisary, bowling alley, CDC....etc. withing the next 3 years.

Baumholder is going to be THE place to be stationed in Germany after about 2011.

Hell, I might even extend.......Nah, I miss my guns too much.

Posted: 8/1/2008 6:09:43 PM EDT

[#18]

I'm with 4/1 AD. We're the ones living/working in the desert over at Biggs Field. Ft. Bliss is split in half w/ main post (ADA+5/1AD/assorted units) and 1/1 and 4/1 over at Biggs. 5/1 is a test brigade. They are AETF - army evaluation task force or something like that. From what I hear, they fucking hate life. But I don't know firsthand. Tell him to try and laterally transfer to 1/1 or 4/1 if they can swing it.

Posted: 8/1/2008 6:55:57 PM EDT

[#19]

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I'm with 4/1 AD. We're the ones living/working in the desert over at Biggs Field. Ft. Bliss is split in half w/ main post (ADA+5/1AD/assorted units) and 1/1 and 4/1 over at Biggs. 5/1 is a test brigade. They are AETF - army evaluation task force or something like that. From what I hear, they fucking hate life. But I don't know firsthand. Tell him to try and laterally transfer to 1/1 or 4/1 if they can swing it.

What unit? 2-13 Cav here

Posted: 8/2/2008 5:47:25 PM EDT

[#20]

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I'm with 4/1 AD. We're the ones living/working in the desert over at Biggs Field. Ft. Bliss is split in half w/ main post (ADA+5/1AD/assorted units) and 1/1 and 4/1 over at Biggs. 5/1 is a test brigade. They are AETF - army evaluation task force or something like that. From what I hear, they fucking hate life. But I don't know firsthand. Tell him to try and laterally transfer to 1/1 or 4/1 if they can swing it.

What unit? 2-13 Cav here

Same here I am in 2/13 CAV with Tim_McBride.

Posted: 8/2/2008 5:55:40 PM EDT

[#21]

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Guess things have changed a lot since I was an "Iron Soldier".

Wacky shit watching unit reorganizations. My BN (Wildflecken, V Corp) was dissolved after Desert Storm then reconstituted about a year later in Bamberg (VII Corp).

[Rodney Dangerfield]
No respect I tell ya; No respect!

Good ole Wild chicken. The gov doesn't know what the hell they are doing in Germany. I helped close Fulda when the 11th ACR left. I then went to Giessen and closed it and Friedberg. Next was Frankfurt, when they closed 92nd hospital and V Corps and I got the hell out of the Army beofre going to Heidelberg. Gieesen was re-opened when Kirhcgoens was having issues and then 1st AD rolled out. Giessen still had a small contingent of troops when I was there a few months ago.

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