The 184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD) is a United States Army Forces Command battalion in the United States Army that provides explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) support to US forces, allies, foreign partners, and Tribal, Federal, State, and local law enforcement with its assigned mission area.
Organization Higher Headquarters: 52nd Ordnance Group (EOD)
184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD) (Fort Campbell, KY)
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD) 38th Ordnance Company (EOD) (Fort Stewart, GA) 49th Ordnance Company (EOD) (Fort Campbell, KY) 717th Ordnance Company (EOD) (Fort Campbell, KY) 723th Ordnance Company (EOD) (Fort Campbell, KY) 744th Ordnance Company (EOD) (Fort Campbell, KY) 756th Ordnance Company (EOD) (Fort Stewart, GA) 789th Ordnance Company (EOD) (Fort Benning, GA)
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Constituted 18 October 1927 in the Regular Army as the 6th Motor Repair Battalion Redesignated 1 May 1936 as the 53d Quartermaster Regiment (less 1st Battalion) Activated on 10 February 1941 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Battalion, 53d Quartermaster Regiment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Converted and redesignated 18 August 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Battalion, 53d Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Regiment Reorganized and redesignated 7 October 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 184th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Battalion Redesignated 31 May 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 184th Ordnance Battalion Inactivated 11 March 1946 in Germany Activated 1 June 1954 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma Reorganized and redesignated 12 August 1965 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 184th Ordnance Battalion Inactivated 2 April 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington Activated 16 June 1998 at Fort Gillem, Georgia as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD) Moved to Fort Campbell, Kentucky in late 2008 to early 2009 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD)
Honors Campaign participation credit Source:
World War II Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe
Vietnam Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase II Counteroffensive, Phase III Tet Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase IV Counteroffensive, Phase V Counteroffensive, Phase VI Tet 69/Counteroffensive Summer-Fall 1969 Winter-Spring 1970 Sanctuary Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase VII Consolidation I Consolidation II Cease-Fire
Decorations Source: Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967–1968 Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968–1969
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