Lineages and Honors Information
Psychological Operations
Lineage and Honors Information as of 4 October 2018
9th Psychological Operations Battalion
- Constituted 14 April 1952 in the Regular Army as the 9th Loudspeaker and Leaflet Company, Army
- Activated 26 April 1952 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Reorganized and redesignated 27 May 1953 as the 9th Loudspeaker and Leaflet Company
- Inactivated 25 September 1953 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Redesignated 22 March 1963 as the 9th Psychological Warfare Company
- Activated 1 April 1963 in the Panama Canal Zone
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1967 as the 9th Psychological Operations Battalion
- Inactivated 31 December 1974 in the Panama Canal Zone
- Activated 15 April 1985 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 March 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 9th Psychological Operations Battalion
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 1995 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 9th Psychological Operations Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated with personnel from provisional units)
Campaign Participation Credit
- Southwest Asia
- Defense of Saudi Arabia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Liberation of Iraq
- Transition of Iraq
- Iraqi Governance
- National Resolution
Company A additionally entitled to:
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan:
- Liberation of Afghanistan
- Consolidation I
Company B additionally entitled to:
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation I
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
- Company A additionally entitled to:
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008
- Company B additionally entitled to:
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1995-1996
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History