213th Regional Support Group (United States)

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213th Regional Support Group
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213th Regional Support Group shoulder sleeve insignia
Active6 August 1849 – present
CountryUSA
Allegiance Pennsylvania
Branch Army National Guard
TypeSupport group
RoleProvide command and control of assigned units
Size1687
Garrison/HQ Allentown, Pennsylvania;
Motto(s)"Honor First!"
ColorsBuff and scarlet
Engagements Civil War
Spanish–American War
World War I
World War II
Gulf War
War on Terror
Battle honours Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) [1]
Insignia
213th RSG's Distinctive Unit Insignia [2] 213 Spt Grp DUI.png

The 213th Regional Support Group (213th RSG) is a unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard (PA ARNG). The 213th RSG mission is to provide command and control of the twenty-two separate Pennsylvania Army National Guard units assigned to the headquarters for operational and administrative control. This force consist of more than 1,000 soldiers from the eastern and central parts of the state. The 213th RSG is one of the two major commands in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, the other being the 28th Infantry Division (Keystone). [3]

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History

The Group traces antecedents to 1849, but the designation '213th Support Group' did not appear until 1975, and the '213th Regional Support Group' until 2011. The 1st and 2nd Battalions, 176th Air Defense Artillery, were part of the 218th Artillery Group (AD) from 1 June 1959 to 1 April 1963, after which the 2-176 joined the 213th Artillery Group (Air Defense) until 17 February 1968, and thereafter until 1974 just with the PA ARNG. [4]

Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 213th Artillery Group was converted and re-designated 1 December 1971 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 213th Military Police Group, and then, four years later, again converted and re-designated 1 April 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 213th Support Group.

The units of the 213th Group continually provide support to units and organizations throughout the United States and the world. In 2009, the Group provided abbreviated Reception, Staging, and Onward Integration services for the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, processing over 2,500 troops into the Area of Responsibility. In 2007–2008 the Group deployed to Balad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. During this mission, it served as one of five sustainment brigades assigned to the 316th Expeditionary Sustainment Command headquartered in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. In 2005, immediately after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, the Group quickly deployed to Metairie, New Orleans in support of Katrina Relief, acting as a command and control for the Intermediate Staging Base at Zephyr Stadium. A tour in Afghanistan from 2003–2004 found the area support group providing command and control for bases in Bargram, Kandahar, and Kabal, Afghanistan along with an additional command and control cell in Uzbekistan.

In 1996 the group provided combat service support to an active-duty brigade during a field training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana. In 1997, the group Headquarters Company sent 50 members to Hungary to support the Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S-FOR). Throughout the past decade, Group subordinate units have performed yeoman's work in fighting the War on Terror. During blizzards, floods and civil emergencies, all the units of the Group stand ready to assist the communities and people of the Commonwealth.

Missions

Federal

The mission of the 213th Regional Support Group is to provide command and control, structure for non-major combat operations, and assist assigned Active Component or Reserve Component units in meeting training, readiness and deployment requirements.

State

Provide command and control, assist assigned units in meeting training, readiness and deployment requirements. Support State Emergency Operations as required, and operate Logistics Base Operations at multiple locations.

Units

The peacetime structure of the 213th Regional Support Group consists of the following elements: [5]

Lineage

Honors

Campaign participation credit

The 213th Regional Support Group has the following campaign participation credit. [1]

  1. Shenandoah
  2. Florida 1862
  3. South Carolina 1862
  4. Louisiana 1864
  1. Puerto Rico
  1. Champagne-Marne
  2. Aisne-Marne
  3. Oise-Aisne
  4. Meuse-Argonne
  5. Champagne 1918
  6. Lorraine 1918
  1. Tunisia
  2. Naples-Foggia
  3. Rome-Arno
  4. Normandy
  5. Northern France
  6. Southern France
  7. Rhineland
  8. Central Europe
  1. Defense of Saudi Arabia
  2. Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
  3. Cease-Fire
  1. Iraq: Iraqi Surge
  2. Afghanistan: Consolidation I

Decorations

The 213th Regional Support Group has been awarded the following decorations. [1]

  1. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990–1991
  2. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008 [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lineage and Honors Information as of 6 November 2015". United States Army . Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "213th Support Group Distinctive Unit Insignia". The Institute of Heraldry. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ↑ State of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania National Guard. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ↑ Aumiller, United States Army Infantry, Artillery, Armor/Cavalry Battalions 1957-2011.
  5. ↑ Pennsylvania Army National Guard, 213th Regional Support Group. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Department of the Army Permanent Orders No. 336-22" (PDF). United States Army . Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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