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29th Infantry Division (Light)

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29th Infantry Division (Light) 1989 (click to enlarge)

At the end of the Cold War the division was a joint Virginia Army National Guard (VAARNG) and Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG) unit. Virginia provided the division's headquarters, the 1st and 2nd Brigade, the Division Artillery (with one MDARNG artillery battalion) and other minor units, while Maryland provided the 3rd Brigade, 29th Aviation Brigade (with two VAARNG aviation companies), the Division Support Command (with one VAARNG aviation company) and other minor units.[1] The division was organized as follows:

 
 
29 Division
 
1 BDE
 
1-116 INF
 
2-116 INF
 
3-116 INF
 
2 BDE
 
1-170 INF
 
1-183 INF
 
D/224 AV
E/224 AV
 
DIVARTY
 
1-111 FA
 
2-111 FA
 
1-246 FA
 
E/111 FA
 
3-111 ADA
 
229 ENG
 
229 CHEM
29th Infantry Division key locations 1989 (without DISCOM):
  Division/brigade headquarters   Infantry   Aviation   Artillery   Engineers   Other units
 
 
3 BDE
 
1-115 INF
 
2-115 INF
 
1-175 INF
 
2-175 INF
 
29 BDE
1-224 AV
 
1-158 CAV
 
2-110 FA
 
129 SIG
 
629 MI
 
290 MP
29th Infantry Division key locations 1989 (without DISCOM):
  Division/brigade headquarters   Infantry   Aviation   Artillery   Engineers   Other units

35th Infantry Division (Mechanized)

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  • 35th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Leavenworth, (Kansas Army National Guard): 5x Mech 5x Armor =10
    • 1st Brigade / 35th Infantry Division, Topeka (Kansas Army National Guard)
      • 1 -635th Armor Battalion: M60A1
      • 2 -635th Armor Battalion: M60A1
      • 1 -137th Mech Infantry Battalion: M113
      • 2 -137th Mech Infantry Battalion: M113
    • 67th Brigade / 35th Infantry Division, Lincoln (Nebraska Army National Guard)
      • 1 -195th Armor Battalion: M60A1
      • 1 -134th Mech Infantry Battalion: M113
      • 2 -134th Mech Infantry Battalion: M113
    • 149th Brigade / 35th Infantry Division, Louisville (Kentucky Army National Guard)
      • 1 -123rd Armor Battalion: M60A3
      • 2 -123rd Armor Battalion: M60A3
      • 1 -149th Mech Infantry Battalion: M113
    • 35th Aviation Brigade - KY NG:
      • 1 -135th Attack Helicopter Battalion - MO NG: 21 AH1E, 13 OH58A, 3 UH1H
      • 2 -135th Attack Helicopter Battalion - CO NG: 21 AH1S, 13 OH58A, 3 UH1H
      • D Co/135th Aviation Regiment - KS NG: 15 UH1H
      • E Co/135th Aviation Regiment - KY NG: 15 UH60A
      • 1st Sqdn, 167th Cavalry Regt - NE NG: 19 M60A3, 32 M113, 4 M577, 4 M106, 24 Dragon, 8 AH1S, 12 OH58A
    • 35th Divarty - KS NG:[6]
      • 1 -127th Field Artillery - KS NG: 18 M109A2
      • 2 -130th Field Artillery - ?? NG: 18 M109A2 ??? maybe other units?
      • 2 -138th Field Artillery - KY NG: 18 M109A2
      • 1 -161st Field Artillery - KS NG: 12 M110A2
      • 1 -168th Field Artillery - NE NG: 18 M109A2
    • E Bty 161 (Target Acquisition)
    • 35th ID Discom - KS NG:
    • 206th Combat Engineer Battalion - KY NG: 4 dozers, 8 AVLB, 8 CEV, 4 M88, 12 MAB (bridge)
    • 2 -200th Air Defense Battalion - NM NG: 12 Chaparral, 27 Vulcan SP, 60 Stinger
    • Signal Battalion
    • 135th Military Intelligence Battalion (CEWI) - KS NG:
    • 35th Military Police Company - KS NG:
    • 141st Chemical Company - KY NG

40th Infantry Division (Mechanized)

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(California Army National Guard) OrBat 1994

 
 
40 Division
 
1 Brigade
 
1-102 Armor
 
1-221 Armor
 
2-160 Infantry
 
3-160 Infantry
 
2 Brigade
 
2-185 Armor
 
3-185 Armor
 
4-160 Infantry
 
3 Brigade
 
1-149 Armor
 
2-159 Infantry
 
1-184 Infantry
 
4 Brigade
 
1-18 Cavalry
 
1-149 Aviation
 
D/149 Aviation
E/149 Aviation
 
DIVARTY
 
1-143 Field Art.
 
1-144 Field Art.
 
2-144 Field Art.
 
3-144 Field Art.
 
F/144 Field Art.
 
132 Engineer
 
4-200 Air Def. Art.
 
240 Signal
 
140 Mil. Intel.
 
140 Chemical
40th Infantry Division key locations 1989 (without DISCOM):
  Division/brigade headquarters   Infantry   Armor
  Aviation   Artillery   Engineers   Other units

49th Armored Division

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49th Armored Division 1989 (click to enlarge)

At the end of the Cold War the division was a unit of the Texas Army National Guard and organized according to the Army of Excellence Table of organization and equipment. On 1 June 1988 the division ceded some of its units, including the 1st Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery to the 36th Brigade, 50th Armored Division, which had been activated on that day.[16][17][18][19] 3rd Battalion, 132nd Field Artillery was reactivated at El Paso to replace the 1st Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery.[20]

 
 
49 Division
 
1 Brigade
 
6-112 Armor
 
 
1-141 Infantry
D/149 Aviation
 
2-141 Infantry
 
2 Brigade
2-112 Armor
 
 
3-112 Armor
 
2-142 Infantry
 
3 Brigade
1-112 Armor
4-112 Armor
249 Signal
E/149 Aviation
 
 
 
 
5-112 Armor
 
3-144 Infantry
 
49 Brigade
 
1-149 Aviation
 
1-124 Cavalry
 
DIVARTY
 
2-131 Field Art.
 
3-132 Field Art.
 
3-133 Field Art.
 
4-133 Field Art.
 
111 Engineer
 
1-200 Air Def. Art.
 
549 Mil. Intel.
 
449 Chemical
49th Armored Division key locations 1989 (without DISCOM):
  Division/brigade headquarters   Infantry   Armor
  Aviation   Artillery   Engineers   Other units

50th Armored Division

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50th Armored Division 1989 (click to enlarge)
 
 
50th Division
 
1st Brigade
 
1-102 Armor
 
5-102 Armor
 
2-113 Infantry
 
3-113 Infantry
 
2nd Brigade
 
2-102 Armor
 
3-102 Armor
 
1-114 Infantry
 
2-114 Infantry
 
50th Aviation
1-150 Aviation
 
5-117 Cavalry
 
E/150 Aviation
 
DIVARTY
 
1-112 Field Art.
 
3-112 Field Art.
 
4-112 Field Art.
 
104 Engineer
 
250 Signal
 
550 Mil. Intel.
 
50 MP Co.
 
50 Chem. Co.
50th Armored Division key locations 1989 (without DISCOM):
  Division/brigade headquarters   Infantry   Armor
  Aviation   Artillery   Engineers   Other units

At the end of the Cold War the division was a unit of the New Jersey Army National Guard, with a round-out brigade from the Texas Army National Guard. The division was organized according to the Army of Excellence table of organization and equipment:

Division equipment

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The heavy divisions' armor battalions were equipped with M60A3 TTS main battle tanks. M48A5 Patton tanks had been replaced by M60A3 TTS tanks by May 1987 and by the end of 1989 the National Guard fielded 3,072 M60A3 TTS.[79][80][81] The 410 M1 Abrams[79] tanks of the National Guard were issued to round-out units of army divisions.[82] The division's infantry battalions were equipped with M113 armored personnel carriers, of which the National Guard had 6,870 at the end of Fiscal Year 1987, with a further 1,411 due to be taken in service in 1988.[79] The standard helicopters of National Guard units were the AH-1S Cobra, of which the National Guard had approximately 350 by 1989[83], the OH-58C Kiowa and the UH-1H Iroquois helicopters.[84] Cavalry Reconnaissance units fielded 19 × M60A3 TTS, 8 × AH-1S Cobra, 12 × OH-58C Kiowa and 1 × UH-1H Iroquois helicopters; attack battalions fielded 21 × AH-1S Cobra, 13 × OH-58C Kiowa and 3 × UH-1H Iroquois helicopters[85], while the assault aviation company fielded 15 × UH-1H Iroquois helicopters and the command support aviation company UH-1 helicopters in various configurations.

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