Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (United States)
The Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team is a special troops battalion of the United States Army headquartered at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. It is the organization for the command elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.
The battalion contains the brigade's senior command structure, including its Headquarters and Headquarters Company, as well as communication and support elements. Activated in 2000 from inactivating support units, the Special Troops Battalion deployed with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team to Afghanistan in 2007 until 2008 and again in early 2010.
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