2nd Psychological Operations Group

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2nd Psychological Operations Group
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2nd PSYOP Group Distinctive Unit Insignia
Active29 October 1965 – 13 September 1972
30 October 1975 – present
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Type Seal of the United States Army Reserve.svg U.S. Army Reserve
Role USA - Psych Ops Branch Insignia.png PSYOP
Part of USACAPOC DUI.png U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC)
Insignia
USACAPOC Shoulder Sleeve Insignia worn by all subordinate units
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The 2nd Psychological Operations Group is a psychological operations (PSYOP) unit of the United States Army Reserve.

Constituted 29 October 1965 in the Regular Army as the 2nd Psychological Operations Group. Activated 20 December 1965 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Inactivated 13 September 1972 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Redesignated 30 October 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2nd Psychological Operations Group; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and activated at Twinsburg, Ohio. Reorganized and redesignated 18 September 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Psychological Operations Group.

BattalionDistinctive Unit InsigniaHistory
11th Psychological Operations Battalion
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11th Psychological Operations BattalionWhite Plains, Maryland (formerly designated the 7th Psychological Operations Battalion); awarded the Army Meritorious Unit Citation (Vietnam 1967–68), Navy Unit Commendation (Vietnam 1967–68), Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm (Vietnam 1971), Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal First Class (Vietnam 1967–70), and the Army Superior Unit Award (Bosnia 1997)

303rd Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Received Army Meritorious Unit Citations for Korea 1951–53 and Pacific Area 1968–70; Received Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for Korea 1951–53.
  • Deployed to Iraq in 2006 during the fourth year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF06-08).
305th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Fort Story, Virginia
  • Deployed to Iraq in 2003 during the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom; awarded the Navy Presidential Unit Citation
312th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – White Plains, Maryland
  • Served in the European Theater of Operations as the 12th Loudspeaker Company during World War II.
  • Deployed to Iraq in 2003 during the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom; awarded the Navy Presidential Unit Citation
15th Psychological Operations Battalion
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15th Psychological Operations BattalionCincinnati, Ohio
US Army 310th Psychological Operations Company Beret Flash.svg US Army 310th Tactical PSYOP Company Background Trimming.png 310th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Airborne) – Forest Park, Georgia
US Army 15th PSYOP BN Flash.png US Army 325th Tactical PSYOP Company Background Trimming.png 325th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Airborne) – Nashville, Tennessee
340th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Garner, North Carolina
US Army 15th PSYOP BN Flash.png US Army 346th Tactical PSYOP Company Background Trimming.png 346th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (Airborne) – Whitehall, Ohio
16th Psychological Operations Battalion
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16th Psychological Operations BattalionFort Sheridan, Illinois + Constituted 30 December 1954 in the Army Reserve as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 305th Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Battalion and assigned to the Fifth United States Army. Activated 17 January 1955 at Chicago, Illinois. Relocated to Evanston, Illinois, on 1 June 1957. Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 305th Psychological Operations Battalion. Relocated to Chicago on 1 March 1963. Reorganized and redesignated 31 December 1965 as the 305th Psychological Operations Battalion. Reorganized and redesignated 16 June 1996 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Psychological Operations Battalion.

316th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana
338th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Fort Jackson, South Carolina
393rd Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Aurora, Illinois
303rd Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
13th Psychological Operations Battalion
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13th Psychological Operations BattalionArden Hills, Minnesota

319th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Arden Hills, Minnesota
321st Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Grand Rapids, Michigan
339th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – Arden Hills, Minnesota
350th Tactical Psychological Operations Company – TwinsburgTwinsburg, Ohio –

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