Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 2 June 2014
172d INFANTRY REGIMENT
(THE MOUNTAIN BATTALION)
- Constituted 1 September 1982 in the Vermont Army National Guard as the 72d Infantry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, and organized to consist of Company A
- Redesignated 1 April 1983 as the 172d Infantry
- Expanded and reorganized 1 December 1983 to consist of Company A, and the 3d Battalion
- Reorganized 1 October 1984 in the Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and New York Army National Guard to consist of the 3d Battalion
- Withdrawn 1 May 1989 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System with Headquarters at Jericho, Vermont
- Reorganized 1 September 1992 in the Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island Army National Guard to consist of the 3d Battalion
- Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 172d Infantry Regiment
- Reorganized 1 September 2007 in the Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire Army National Guard to consist of the 3d Battalion, an element of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
- (3d Battalion ordered into active Federal service 5 December 2009 at home stations; released from active Federal service 8 January 2011 and reverted to state control)
Campaign Participation Credit
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan
- Consolidation III
Company A (Jericho), 3d Battalion, additionally entitled to:
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered EASTERN AFGHANISTAN 2010
- Company A (Jericho), 3d Battalion, additionally entitled to:
- Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered ANBAR PROVINCE FEB –JUN 2006
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
Robert J. Dalessandro
Director, Center of Military History