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In November 1946, the 78th Infantry
Division was reactivated at Newark, New Jersey and in
May 1959 it was reorganized as a Training Division.
The 78th Division again responded to the nation's
call in 1990 and 1991 when the 920th Transportation
Company (Medium, Petroleum) was deployed to Southwest
Asia to support operations in Desert Storm. The 1018th
Reception Battalion, the 2nd Brigade OSUT Headquarters,
and the 1st and 3rd Battalion of the 310th Regiment as
well as the 1st Brigade's 3rd Battalion, 309th Regiment
with a composite detachment from the 78th Training
Support Brigade, provided assistance in necessary
Training Base Expansion at Fort Dix. The 348th MP
Detachment conducted protective service missions for key
national leaders throughout the world during the
mobilization period. In addition, many individuals from
the 78th served as "fillers" in other deployed units..
In 1992, the Division transformed into an Exercise
Division under the Army's "Bold Shift" initiative. The
new mission is to conduct small unit collective training
(LANES) and computerized battle simulation exercises for
client units in the First Army East area (a 14 state
region). Like the other Exercise Divisions, the 1st
Brigade was designated as the simulations exercise unit,
conducting Battle Command and Staff Training for USAR
and Army National Guard units at the Battalion, Brigade,
Command, and Division levels. This training uses the
simulations models used by the Regular Army in
conducting WARFIGHTER exercises. The other Brigades
within the Division (2d through 5th depending on the
Division) conducted field training for units at the
Squad, Platoon, and Company levels. In all units, then
made up of US Army Reserve Soldiers, there were
detachments of Regular Army Soldiers assigned to manage
the day-to-day requirements and planning of exercises as
part of the Congressionally mandated Ground Forces
Readiness Enhancement (GFRE - popularly known as
"Jeffries") program. This program was partially
instituted to ensure that reserve component units would
have continual training support in order to preclude
some of the training and readiness problems that were
discovered in the ramp-up, and eventual deployments, in
support of Desert Storm.
One of five Exercise Divisions in the United States
Army, the 78th Division Headquarters, and it's 1st
Brigade, were for many years headquartered at the Kilmer
Reserve Center (the former Camp Kilmer) in Edison, New
Jersey with subordinate units located in New Jersey,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania and New York.
As a result of the 2005 BRAC, the Division's
Headquarters and its 1st Brigade were relocated to Fort
Dix, New Jersey, joining the already located Division's
2d Brigade (LANES) and some 1st Brigade (BCST)
subordinate elements.
In late 1999, the Division was redesignated from 78th
Division (Exercise) to 78th Division (Training Support)
to reflect the growing change in the type of training
provided by the Division's units. There was also an
associated change in the manning of the unit, adding
National Guard personnel to the Regulars and Army
Reservists already assigned. This was one of the first
instances of the growing multi-component organization of
US Army units that deal with Reserve Component training
and operations.
In 1999, the 189th Infantry Brigade was re-flagged as
the 4th Brigade, 78th Division (TS) and merged with the
existing 4th Brigade, 78th Division (Exercise). The
reorganization created a unique unit consisting of
active-component, National Guard, civilian and drilling
US Army reservists.
The 4th Brigade is a tenant unit on Fort Bragg with
Headquarters at the 78th Division (Training Support),
Edison, New Jersey. The Brigade's responsibility is to
train, coach, teach and mentor the Reserve and Army
National Guard units of North Carolina.
The 4th Brigade, 78th Division (Training Support)
provides training assistance, support, and evaluation to
priority Reserve Component units and all other units
within capabilities. Synchronize training support within
area of responsibility in order to enhance individual
and unit readiness to meet directed mobilization and/or
wartime requirements. On order, activate or augment
Mobilization Assistance Teams (MAT) to assist
installation commanders in post-mobilization training
and validation of mobilized units for deployment. On
order, deploy a Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO)
and/or a Defense Coordinating Element (DCE) to
coordinate Military Support to Civilian Authorities (MSCA)
during federal disaster response operations. Provide
command and control of subordinate units.
1st BN (LS), 313th Regiment, 4th BDE, provides
logistic support for a multi-component (AC/USAR/ARNG)
Training Support Brigade that conducts Lanes training,
TAM evals for priority RC client units; On order
provides mobilization augmentation training and Military
Support to Civilian Authorities. |
