2nd Psychological Operations Group

The 2nd Psychological Operations Group is a psychological operations (PSYOP) unit of the United States Army Reserve.

2nd Psychological Operations Group
2nd PSYOP Group Distinctive Unit Insignia
Active	29 October 1965 – 13 September 1972 30 October 1975 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	U.S. Army Reserve
Role	PSYOP
Part of	U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC)
Insignia
USACAPOC Shoulder Sleeve Insignia worn by all subordinate units

Constituted 29 October 1965 in the Regular Army as the 2nd Psychological Operations Group. Activated 20 December 1965 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inactivated 13 September 1972 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Redesignated 30 October 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Psychological Operations Group; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and activated at Twinsburg, Ohio. Reorganized and redesignated 18 September 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Psychological Operations Group.

Battalion	Distinctive Unit Insignia	History
11th Psychological Operations Battalion		11th Psychological Operations Battalion – White Plains, Maryland (formerly designated the 7th Psychological Operations Battalion); awarded the Army Meritorious Unit Citation (Vietnam 1967–68), Navy Unit Commendation (Vietnam 1967–68), Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm (Vietnam 1971), Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal First Class (Vietnam 1967–70), and the Army Superior Unit Award (Bosnia 1997) Deployed to Iraq in 2004 during the second year of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 303rd Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Received Army Meritorious Unit Citations for Korea 1951–53 and Pacific Area 1968–70; Received Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for Korea 1951–53. Deployed to Iraq in 2006 during the fourth year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF06-08). 305th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Fort Story, Virginia Deployed to Iraq in 2003 during the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom; awarded the Navy Presidential Unit Citation 312th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – White Plains, Maryland Served in the European Theater of Operations as the 12th Loudspeaker Company during World War II. Deployed to Iraq in 2003 during the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom; awarded the Navy Presidential Unit Citation
15th Psychological Operations Battalion		15th Psychological Operations Battalion – Cincinnati, Ohio Deployed to Iraq in 2004 during the third year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF3). Deployed to Iraq in 2006 during the fourth year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF06-08). 310th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Airborne) – Forest Park, Georgia 325th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Airborne) – Nashville, Tennessee 340th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Garner, North Carolina 346th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Airborne) – Whitehall, Ohio Deployed to Iraq in 2003 during the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF1).
16th Psychological Operations Battalion		16th Psychological Operations Battalion – Fort Sheridan, Illinois + Constituted 30 December 1954 in the Army Reserve as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 305th Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Battalion and assigned to the Fifth United States Army. Activated 17 January 1955 at Chicago, Illinois. Relocated to Evanston, Illinois, on 1 June 1957. Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 305th Psychological Operations Battalion. Relocated to Chicago on 1 March 1963. Reorganized and redesignated 31 December 1965 as the 305th Psychological Operations Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 16 June 1996 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Psychological Operations Battalion. 316th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana 338th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Fort Jackson, South Carolina 393rd Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Aurora, Illinois 303rd Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
13th Psychological Operations Battalion		13th Psychological Operations Battalion – Arden Hills, Minnesota Deployed to Iraq in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2004 during the third year of Operation Enduring Freedom. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 during the sixth year of Operation Enduring Freedom. Deployed to Iraq in January 2007 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 319th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Arden Hills, Minnesota 321st Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Grand Rapids, Michigan 339th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Arden Hills, Minnesota 350th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – TwinsburgTwinsburg, Ohio – Deployed to Iraq in 2004 during the third year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF3).

External links

• 2nd Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) at globalsecurity.org