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From: mikes@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Mike Sheumaker)
Subject: Re: U.S. Army Division TO&Es (LONG)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 90 05:05:27 GMT
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Message-ID: <1990Oct30.050527.4417@cbnews.att.com>
Summary: 25th Inf. info
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From: mikes@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Mike Sheumaker)
In article <1990Oct25.145938.287@cbnews.att.com> jepullia@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (John Pulliam) writes:
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>From: jepullia@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (John Pulliam)
>>From: Eric Price <sagpd1!eprice>
>>    Can any one provide the T.O. and E. ( Table of Organization and
>>    Equipment) for a U.S. Army Division. This would be down to the
>>    Batallion/Company level for an Armoured, Mechanized, Light and
>>    Airborne/Airmobile Division.
>
>You asked for it!  8-)  WARNING:  this is a long posting; all readers
>may want to save now, read later.
Excellent TO&E info deleted for bandwidth's sake...
>
>Someone please correct me if I'm wrong about the 25th ID; I've never
>served on the west coast.  8-)
>
>John Pulliam
The 25th Inf. Div. (Schofield Barracks, Hawaii) is also a unique animal. Please
forgive me for being so vague (don't have the FM here :) ), this is all from
memory. (G Co. 725th. MT BN 1981-1984 Missile Maint.)

I'm fairly sure that the Div HQ, number of Inf Bns, Engineers, Discom, etc.
is the same (or real close) to a Light Inf. Div. However, there was (in 1984)
a company sized Cav. detachment with approx. 12 M60 tanks. No APC's were to be
found in the 25th. They are (were) a "leg" Inf. Div. Lotsa deuce-and-a-halves
around. During exercises such as "Team Spirit" (similar to REFORGER only this
time it's Korea), the  Inf.guys were trucked to a location, then walked the rest of  the way. 
The 25th needs to be "light" because of it's mission, defending South Korea in
the event of war with the North. Korean terrain (most of it anyway) is not
suited for large-scale armor battles. Unfortunately for the guys on the ground,
the best way to get around in Korea is on foot...:-)

Hope this is some help..

Mike Sheumaker   University of Illinois  Network Design Office
mikes@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu


