5th Psychological Operations Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 7 December 2004
5th Psychological Operations Battalion Lineage
Constituted 3 March 1951 in the Regular Army as the 5th Loudspeaker and Leaflet Company, Army
Activated 19 March 1951 at Fort Riley, Kansas
Reorganized and redesignated 8 June 1953 as the 5th Loudspeaker and Leaflet Company
Reorganized and redesignated 24 June 1961 as the 5th Psychological Warfare Company
Reorganized and redesignated 25 June 1965 as the 5th Psychological Operations Battalion
Inactivated 20 June 1975 in Germany
Redesignated 30 December 1975 as the 5th Psychological Operations Group; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and activated at Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Reorganized and redesignated 18 September 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Psychological Operations Group
Inactivated 15 September 1994 at Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Redesignated 18 November 2003 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 5th Psychological Operations Battalion, withdrawn from the Army Reserve, and allotted to the Regular Army (organic elements concurrently constituted)
Battalion activated 16 October 2004 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
5th Psychological Operations Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
None
Decorations
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