173rd Support Battalion (United States)

The 173rd Brigade Support Battalion is a Combat Support Battalion of the United States Army based in Vicenza, Italy. It is a subordinate unit of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

Organization
The 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne) serves to support the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne). The battalion currently consists of 475 soldiers in four companies. Four additional companies are detached in support of the Brigade's maneuver units.

Brigade Support Battalion

 * HHC - Vanguard
 * A Company - Wildcard
 * B Company - Bandits
 * C Company - Lifeline

Forward Support Companies

 * D Troop - Darkhorse (in support of 1-91 CAV)
 * E Company - Easy (in support of 1-503 Infantry Regiment)
 * G Company - Gryphon (in support of 4-319 AFAR)
 * F Company - Fusion (in support of 2-503 Infantry Regiment)

History

 * Constituted 26 March 1963 in the Regular Army as the 173rd Support Battalion, and assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade
 * Activated 25 June 1963 on Okinawa
 * Relieved 14 January 1972 from assignment to the 173rd Airborne Brigade
 * Inactivated 21 October 1972 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
 * Activated 16 March 2005 in Vicenza, Italy
 * Deployed to Afghanistan From March 2005 to March 2006
 * On September 17, 2007 the unit was activated as a Brigade Support Battalion and relocated to Bamberg, Germany
 * Deployed to Afghanistan for a second time from May 2007 to August 2008
 * Deployed to Afghanistan for a third time from November 2009 to November2010
 * Deployed to Afghanistan for a fourth time from July 2012 to March 2013
 * During July & August 2013, relocated from Bamberg, Germany to Vicenza, Italy