Round shaped, brass colored coin, 1-9/16 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Arkansas Army National Guard
  • 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
  • 39th Infantry Brigade
  • 39th Support Battalion
Location
Coin Location: 18P15
Homebase: Hazen, Arkansas
Deployment: Iraq
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 2003-2005
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C002898

Location: 18P15 Height: 1.56

Coin: Unit - Deployment

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Narrative

Round shaped, brass colored coin, 1-9/16 inches in diameter.

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The 39th Support Battalion was stationed at Camp Taji, Iraq. The battalion effectively conducted its doctrinal missions supporting the 39th Brigade Combat Team, and they performed numerous non-doctrinal missions. One such mission was running the Division Distribution Center in which they performed supply support for the entire 1st Cavalry Division. This mission is normally conducted by a Main Support Battalion. The 39th Support Battalion also ran the Brigade Detention Facility, an operation recognized at all levels from brigade to corps as the standard for all theatre detention facilities. These are just two examples of the non-doctrinal missions the "Providers" conducted over the course of the deployment that caused it to be recognized by the 1st Cavalry Division commander.

The 39th SB redeployed from Iraq, through Kuwait, in March 2005. The battalion demobilized at Fort Sill, OK.