US Army 173rd Airborne Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/US_Army_173rd_Airborne_Brigade
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activePeriod 2000–present
1963–1972
1917–1919
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Civil_Action_Honor_Medal
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Cross_of_Gallantry_with_Palm
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:United_States_Army_Europe_and_Africa
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Valorous_Unit_Award
gptkbp:formationYear 26 March 1963
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Vicenza,_Italy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Army 173rd Airborne Brigade
gptkbp:insignia 173rd Airborne Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
gptkbp:leader Colonel Michael F. Kloepper
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Sky_Soldiers
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sky_Soldiers
gptkbp:notableDeployment gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Bosnia
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Kosovo
gptkb:Ukraine
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:notableMember Medal of Honor recipient Specialist Four Donald Sloat
Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Major Jon R. Cavaiani
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Hump
gptkb:Operation_Atlantic_Resolve
Operation Junction City
Operation Northern Delay
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Army_Europe
gptkbp:primaryMission Rapid deployment force for US European Command
gptkbp:reorganizedAs 12 June 2000
gptkbp:role Airborne Infantry
gptkbp:size gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:subordinateUnit gptkb:173rd_Brigade_Support_Battalion
gptkb:1st_Battalion,_503rd_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:1st_Squadron,_91st_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:2nd_Battalion,_503rd_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:4th_Battalion,_319th_Field_Artillery_Regiment
gptkb:54th_Brigade_Engineer_Battalion
gptkbp:type Airborne Infantry Brigade
gptkbp:website https://www.173rdairborne.army.mil/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam_(MACV)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7