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'''V Corps''' is a major tactical headquarters of the [[United States of America|United States | '''V Corps''' is a major tactical headquarters of the [[United States of America|United States, normally part of [[United States European Command but available to lead operations wherever needed. It was the main organization driving on [[Baghdad in the [[Iraq War, major combat phase. | ||
While a Corps headquarters is defined as flexible, normally assigned to it are: | While a Corps headquarters is defined as flexible, normally assigned to it are: | ||
*[[1st Armored Division (U.S.) | *[[1st Armored Division (U.S.) | ||
*2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment | *2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment | ||
*[[12th Combat Aviation Regiment | *[[12th Combat Aviation Regiment | ||
*[[18th Engineer Group | *[[18th Engineer Group | ||
*[[172nd Infantry Brigade | *[[172nd Infantry Brigade | ||
*[[357th Air & Missile Defense Brigade | *[[357th Air & Missile Defense Brigade | ||
It is commanded by [[lieutenant general|LTG | It is commanded by [[lieutenant general|LTG Kenneth W. Hunzeker and based at [[Campbell Barracks in [[Heidelberg, Germany. | ||
==Iraq War and aftermath== | ==Iraq War and aftermath== | ||
During the [[Iraq War | During the [[Iraq War, it was commanded by LTG [[William Wallace|William "Scott" Wallace, and had, under its command: | ||
*3rd Infantry Division | *3rd Infantry Division | ||
*[[4th Infatntry Division (U.S. | *[[4th Infatntry Division (U.S. | ||
*[[3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment | *[[3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment | ||
*82nd Airborne Division | *82nd Airborne Division | ||
*101st Airborne Division ([[Air Assault | *101st Airborne Division ([[Air Assault) | ||
==Gulf War== | ==Gulf War== | ||
It stayed in Europe but supported the [[VI Corps | It stayed in Europe but supported the [[VI Corps, which had been scheduled to be retired, and returned to the U.S. via Iraq. | ||
After the end of major combat, it was reassigned to LTG [[Ricardo Sanchez | After the end of major combat, it was reassigned to LTG [[Ricardo Sanchez and became, for a period of time, the senior U.S. command in Iraq, variously wearing the titles Joint Task Force 7 (JTF-7) and [[Multi-National Corps-Iraq. | ||
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 V Corps is a major tactical headquarters of the [[United States of America|United States, normally part of [[United States European Command but available to lead operations wherever needed. It was the main organization driving on [[Baghdad in the [[Iraq War, major combat phase. While a Corps headquarters is defined as flexible, normally assigned to it are:
It is commanded by [[lieutenant general|LTG Kenneth W. Hunzeker and based at [[Campbell Barracks in [[Heidelberg, Germany. Iraq War and aftermathDuring the [[Iraq War, it was commanded by LTG [[William Wallace|William "Scott" Wallace, and had, under its command:
Gulf WarIt stayed in Europe but supported the [[VI Corps, which had been scheduled to be retired, and returned to the U.S. via Iraq. After the end of major combat, it was reassigned to LTG [[Ricardo Sanchez and became, for a period of time, the senior U.S. command in Iraq, variously wearing the titles Joint Task Force 7 (JTF-7) and [[Multi-National Corps-Iraq. |
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