No weapons were discharged. [I]t would be another war I wouldve died successfully cause another 10 year war in the Middle East would definitely leave a mark.. "Melzer subscribed to encrypted online forums where he downloaded and accessed videos of jihadist attacks on U.S. troops and facilities and jihadist executions of civilians and soldiers," the Justice Department said. At the same time that Hello Dollyopened at NhaTrang airbase, a company of 173rd Airborne had walked into an ambush in Viet Cong base zone, known as the Iron Triangle. In May 2020, Melzer was informed his unit would be deploying to another overseas location to guard a sensitive U.S. military base. [61], The battle of Hill 875 had cost 2-503 87 killed, 130 wounded, and three missing. The online process consists of the following 2 easy and fully-integrated steps: Step 1 - Fill out all of the required information in the membership application; you will be presented with interactive forms based on your profile and circumstances (e.g. On 8 November 1965, the 173rd took part in Operation Hump, just north of Bin Ha on the outskirts of Saigon,[35] the capital of South Vietnam. While there, he consumed extremists propaganda from O9A and the Islamic State. The Americans reacted to the NVA buildup by launching Operation Mac-Arthur, with the 4th Infantry Division assuming operational control over the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Melzer, who is from Louisville, Ky., joined the Army in 2018. In approximately early May 2020, the Army informed Melzer that he would be reassigned to a unit scheduled for a further foreign deployment, where the unit would be guarding an isolated and sensitive military installation (the Military Base). At 06:58 the following morning, Alpha Company began moving alone up a ridge finger and triggered an ambush by the 6th Battalion of the 24th PAVN Regiment. [75], In 2003, as preparations were being made for Operation Iraqi Freedom, the 173rd Airborne Brigade was assigned to be a part of an assault from the north of Iraq. According to survivors, he was on his knees giving last rites to a dying paratrooper when the bombs hit, killing him instantly. A second base was opened in Vicenza called Del Din and is the current headquarters of the 173rd. Every Objective was Taken Throughout the day, U.S. airstrikes and artillery continued to pound the top of the hill, as the NVA lobbed mortars at the U.S. perimeter. One of these was the 101st Airborne Division, which had also been redeployed to Fort Campbell. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Fox Corporations blatant and cavalier act is a prohibited corporate contribution," she added. The first of the separate brigades was the 172nd Infantry Brigade, activated in 1998. Watters received a posthumous Medal of Honor. The 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team has received 21 campaign streamers and several unit awards, including the Presidential Unit Citation for its actions during the Battle of Dak To during the Vietnam War. In October 2019, Melzer and his unit were deployed to Italy as a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. [5] They were supported by the 173rd Support Battalion, 173rd Engineer Company, Troop E/17th Cavalry and Company D/16th Armor. [7] The 1st Battalion (Airborne), 508th Infantry was reflagged as 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment to resume the Vietnam-era lineage of the 503rd Infantry battalions under the 173rd IBCT(A). [50], In response to the destruction of Alpha Company, MACV ordered additional forces into the area. [3][44][45] The operation saw three brigades controlling eight battalions dropped by helicopters and US Air Force aircraft into War Zone C, in Ty Ninh Province. He was the first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War. From April 1969 until its withdrawal from South Vietnam in 1971, the brigade served in Bnh nh Province. As the father of four young boys, I know that childhood is as special as it is short. [144], NATO Training exercise incident in Bulgaria. On 23 June, the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment (1st Brigade, 1st Air Cavalry Division) arrived to bolster the 173rd. [72] Such units could be stationed in bases far from major commands, not requiring division-level unit support, an advantage in places like Alaska and Europe, where stationing entire divisions was unnecessary or impractical. [140] Lloyd G. McCarter and Ray E. Eubanks earned the medal while fighting with the 503rd Infantry in World War II, while 13 other soldiers earned medals fighting under the 173rd in Vietnam; John A. Barnes III, Michael R. Blanchfield, Glenn H. English Jr., Lawrence Joel, Terry T. Kawamura, Carlos J. Lozada, Don L. Michael, Charles B. Morris, Milton L. Olive III, Larry S. Pierce, Laszlo Rabel, Alfred Rascon, and Charles J. 2nd Battalion was initially attached to 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and conducted stability and combat operations in Kunar Province for the first half of the deployment. 3. . A former U.S. Army soldier was sentenced to 45 years in prison Friday after he plotted to ambush his unit and illegally shared classified information with a violent transnational extremist organization, of which he was a member. Todays sentence makes clear that Melzers brazen actions backfired and that this office along with our partners in law enforcement and the military will work tirelessly to bring traitors like Melzer to justice and to protect the safety and integrity of our armed services.. Upon learning the importance and sensitivity of his upcoming deployment, Melzer immediately began passing that information to members of O9A. Want to write for Task & Purpose? The author visited Afghanistan's Korengal Valley five times in 2007 and 2008 as a reporter embedded with part of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade as it attempted to thwart the Taliban in . February 15th, DVIDS Hub works best with JavaScript enabled, Version: 89f6906e9817dc7b192edf8e8d786e2b331150b5_2023-02-27T10:21:17, B-Roll Package: Squad Ambush with Cypriot Troops, Strategic NVA snipers made the going slow, but B Company finally reached the perimeter by dusk. The PAVN, in turn, had moved almost 6,000 troops in four infantry regiments and one artillery regiment. III, No. Tragically, 50% of the deaths were due to friendly fire. Enemy fire claimed 41 GIs lives that day. The Department of Justice described his enlistment as an infiltration. IE 11 is not supported. When his weapon jammed, an NVA bullet ripped into his head. Neither Fox nor the Trump campaign could be immediately reached for comment by Raw Story. Some 15 Army artillery batteries along with tactical air support provided immense firepower. Several months later, encouraged by the apparent success of joint operations with the 22nd Division, Peers directed the organization of a Task Force South with two battalions of the Brigade "pairing up" these units with several Ranger battalions and the 44th and 53rd Regiments of the ARVN 23rd Division south of Bnh nh. Melzer, who held the rank of private while in the Army, was a member of the Order of Nine Angles, a Neo-Nazi and Satanic organization which has praised both Adolf Hitler and al-Qaeda. A class of prime youth shredded in seconds. Harold B. Birch, battalion commander at the time, recalled that about 14 Red Warriors were wounded in the attack, some by a misdirected American helicopter gunship.. [3] [citation needed], In mid-2013, some of the returning forces reorganized and re-designated the 173rd Airborne Brigade. As of the sentencing, Melzer is no longer a part of the Army, although it is not immediately clear when between his guilty plea and now he was discharged. These include Congressmen Duncan Hunter and Charlie Norwood,[133][134] Archbishop of Baltimore Edwin Frederick O'Brien,[135] Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert M. Kimmitt,[136] business owner Barney Visser,[137] activists Stan Goff and Ted Sampley,[138] and Sergeant Major of the Army Gene C. The sign had read "American who read this die. MICHAEL LEVENSON. The next day, American forces advanced to Kirkuk during Operation Option North, hoping to control oil fields and military airfields in and around the city. Accessed 26 November 2015. These brigades had difficulty operating without support from higher headquarters. [64], The intense fighting during the Battle of Dak To took a heavy human toll on the 173rd. A former soldier was sentenced to 45 years in prison for attempting to plot with a hate group to attack his unit. A former Army paratrooper was sentenced to 45 years in prison Friday for plotting with a violent extremist group to ambush and kill members of his own Italy-based unit, federal law enforcement officials said. Melzer deployed abroad with the Army to Italy as a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team . Interrogators also employed a technique called the "water rag", which involved pouring water onto a rag covering the captive's nose and mouth, which creates the sensatation of drowning and can lead to death by asphyxiation. [104][107] The 173rd's tour ended in July 2008, and the last redeploying paratrooper from the brigade returned to Europe by the beginning of August 2008. [41] Soldiers of the brigade became involved in Operation Attleboro in fall of 1966, an operation that started out as a small search and destroy mission north of Saigon, but eventually involved 22,000 troops from 21 battalions. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. The plot was thwarted in 2020 by the U.S. Army and the FBI, prosecutors said. "Operational Report Lessons Learned (1 May 1969 31 July 1969)." Online. The 173rd participated in the initial invasion of Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, and had four tours in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 200506, 200708, 200910, and 201213. The brigade returned to its home station in Europe in November 2010. . Former Army private Ethan Melzer planned to ambush soldiers and cause a "mass casualty" attack in the service of a Neo-Nazi group. [3][15], From 1961 to 1963, the Army began reorganizing its force so that each division would have a similar structure, which would vary depending on the type of division it was. These formations were termed "brigade combat teams". Some 42 Americans (many of them already wounded) were killed and 45 wounded in the wars worst friendly fire incident. Click here. A and D companies of 1st Bn., 12th Inf. [76] Supported by the 1st Infantry Division and the 10th Special Forces Group, the 4th Infantry Division was to assemble in Turkey and use its heavy mechanized brigades to attack through Tikrit and eventually assist V Corps, which would attack from the south, in surrounding Baghdad. 12 June 2005. [79][80][81], The 173rd Airborne Brigade was made part of Task Force Viking, a special operations task force that contained elements of the 10th Mountain Division[82] and the 10th Special Forces Group. Pitts, White and Giunta each earned their medals for actions taken during bloody battles in. Pre-deployment workups in the weeks that followed provided Melzer with terrorist threat training and access to numerous classified briefings, information that he immediately funneled via encrypted messaging applications to members of the Order of the Nine Angles. Some 15 Army artillery batteries along with tactical air support provided immense firepower. [86] The force had been strung out over a 10,000-yard drop zone, and it took 15 hours before it was completely assembled. While he was deployed to Italy as a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in the fall of 2019, Melzer "consumed propaganda from multiple extremist groups" such as O9A and the Islamic. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, In approximately October 2019, Melzer deployed abroad with the Army to Italy as a member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. After the brigade finally left South Vietnam in 1971, the greater portion of the province reverted to VC control. [78] The resulting wear and tear of 4th ID's M1 Abrams and M2 Bradleys made them an ineffective unit in tight urban areas such as Jar Salah. 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[87] The jump took a total of 58seconds, though 32 paratroopers were unable to jump because they would have landed too far from the rest of the force. Soldiers accidentally entered and secured a sunflower oil factory next to the airfield while it was operating. Joshua Magbanua/U.S. "Jurors found Peters guilty of obstruction of government operations but acquitted her on a charge of obstruction of a peace officer. [20] It was then designed uniquely from other separate brigades. Legal Statement. He has deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 172nd Stryker Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade. [92] Between 30 March and 2 April, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, along with the Special Forces detachment and the Kurdish forces, engaged and destroyed the 2nd, 4th, 8th and 38th Iraqi Infantry divisions as well as a force loyal to Ansar al-Islam. The rifle companies suffered 51% losses in just one month, Murphy wrote. or redistributed. [15] The troop entered combat in 1944 and fought in three European campaigns; central Europe, the Rhineland and Ardennes-Alsace operations. In May 2020, Melzer joined a unit set to deploy to Turkey, according to the Justice Department. 5, March 1970 173rd Airborne Brigade Newsletter A bolt of an AK47 rifle betrayed an enemy ambush, and soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) turned the tables on the Viet Cong. Melzer sent messages to members and associates of O9A and, in particular, a sub-group of O9A known as the RapeWaffen Division, providing details about his units anticipated deployment including troop movements, relevant dates, locations, armaments, topography, and security, all in connection with the proposed attack on his unit and the Military Base. "Melzer joined the U.S. Army in approximately 2018 and infiltrated its ranks as part of an insight role to further his goals as an O9A adherent," the DOJ said. Add the following CSS to the header block of your HTML document.Then add the mark-up below to the body block of the same document. Assistant U.S. The 173rd Airborne Brigade fielded the 1st, 2nd and 4th battalions of the 503rd Inf. Fox News' chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin provides details on Retired Green Beret Col. Paris Davis' military career. His first duty assignment was with Alpha Company, 3d. According to court documents, Melzer planned a jihadist attack on his U.S. Army unit in the days leading up to a deployment to Turkey and sent sensitive details about the unit including information about its location, movements, and security to members of the extremist organization Order of the Nine Angles (O9A), a white supremacist Satanist, neo-Nazi, and pro-jihadist group. This work, B-Roll Package: Squad Ambush with Cypriot Troops, by SGT Mariah Gonzalez, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. Find 173rd Airborne Brigade unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. All rights reserved. The 2-503rd conducted combat operations in Zabul Province. During this operation multiple buildings belonging to the airfield were secured. [92] On 10 April the brigade was able to move into the city, securing it after a short urban battle. Melzer, 22, was arrested last spring in Italy, where he served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and pleaded not guilty in September to eight charges, including conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals . A gavel rests on the judges bench in the courtroom of the 39th Air Base Wing legal office at Nov. 14, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. "[119][120][121] He was charged in June 2020 with conspiring and attempting to murder military service members, and providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists. [3][5][25] During their time in Okinawa, they prided themselves as the "toughest fighting men in Okinawa, if not the entire U.S. Armed Forces". Ethan Melzer infiltrated the U.S. Army in service of a neo-Nazi, white supremacist and jihadist group, said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York. Abandoned weapons, helmets, rucksacks, clothing, canteens and empty ration containers littered the battlefield. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. Unknown to the Americans, they had walked into a carefully prepared ambush by the 2nd Battalion of the 174th PAVN Regiment. 4-503 suffered 28 killed 123 wounded, and four missing. Phone: (626)664-0219. Melzer betrayed his fellow soldiers and his country, FBI Counter Terrorism Assistant Director Robert R. Wells said following the sentencing. The package also includes a provision authorizing the state to fine, suspend, or revoke the license of any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment if the establishment admits a child to a live adult performance that depicts or simulates nudity, sexual conduct, or lewd exposure., Alejandra Caraballo, a clinical instructor at Harvard Law Schools Cyberlaw Clinic in a tweet described the measure as a full elimination of recognition and a limitation on access to care for all trans people, including adults.. [There were] heaps of dead after that bomb, a survivor remembered. Market data provided by Factset. It is the United States European Command's conventional airborne strategic response force for Europe.[3]. There is something gut-wrenching about severely wounded men that I will never forget, recalled Earle Jackson, a 173rd medic who served on Hill 875. The 3rd Brigade went off jump status on 1 April 1974, the same date on which the Airmobile Badge (Air Assault Badge as of 4 October 1974) was introduced. Throughout the movie, he wears the Vietnam-era, mustard yellow, "subdued" shoulder sleeve insignia worn by 173rd paratroopers on their jungle fatigues during the Vietnam War. One of the most notable units to operate out of a FOB was the brigade's 74th Long-Range Surveillance (LRS) detachment. Supported by A/2-503, the Americans moved up the hill and set up for the night. In November 1967, the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 4th Infantry Divisions 1st Brigade slugged it out with four NVA regiments in the Central Highlands. Copyright 2023 Raw Story Media, Inc. PO Box 21050, Washington, D.C. 20009 | Forty-eight American soldiers lost their lives that day. While retrieving more ammo, Barnes saw a grenade tossed among a group of severely wounded soldiers. In-Depth Coverage . Melzer and his unit also received in-depth training about and practiced for numerous threat scenarios at the Military Base, including how to respond to various potential terrorist attack scenarios. Neither battalion faced heavy resistance as the NVA had decamped during the night, denying the Americans a chance at some revenge. The military has been dealing with an extremism problem for years, specifically far-right extremism, which has garnered increased attention recently. A Kentucky man was sentenced today to 45 years in prison for attempting to murder U.S. service members, providing and attempting to provide material support to terrorists, and illegally transmitting national defense information. Video shows Peters yell at and struggle with the officers who detained her." The 1st and 2nd Battalions saw extensive action in eastern Logar and Wardak. U.S. losses were 20 killed, 154 wounded, and two missing. B Company counted 21 KIA and 17 WIA after the firefight. Four days later, A, B, C and D companies of the 4th Bn., 503rd Inf., fought the NVA for four hours in the Ngok Kam Leat chain of hills and adjacent Hill 823, losing 16 KIA and 37 WIA. [43], On 22 February 1967, the 173rd conducted Operation Junction City, the only combat parachute jump of the Vietnam War. The 173rd Airborne Brigade has received 21 campaign streamers and several unit awards, including the Presidential Unit Citation for its actions during the Battle of Dak To during the Vietnam War. He used his membership in the military to pursue an appalling goal: the brutal murder of his fellow U.S. service members in a carefully plotted ambush. [32] The brigade was put under the command of IIField Force, Vietnam. 2023 Stars and Stripes. "He used his membership in the military to pursue an appalling goal: the brutal murder of his fellow U.S. service members in a carefully plotted ambush.". It was the first U.S. Army. Melzer pleaded guilty in June 2022 to charges of attempted murder of U.S. Army soldiers, illegally sharing national security information and providing and attempting to provide terrorists with material support. Melzer told members of O9A in his encrypted electronic communications [y]ou just gotta understand that currently I am risking my literal free life to give you all this and that he was expecting results. Melzer further acknowledged that he could be killed during the attack and described his willingness to die for O9As goals, writing who gives a fuck [. Assisting the LRS and 5th Group ODA were elements of the 82nd Airborne, Iowa National Guard, and ANA. 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The 173rd Airborne Brigade serves as the conventional airborne strategic response force for Europe. The following day was spent in launching airstrikes and a heavy artillery bombardment against the hilltop, totally denuding it of cover. Parents would be allowed to kidnap their children and take them out of state if they are receiving gender-affirming care or are considered at risk of receiving such care under a proposed Florida law, Vice News reports. Web. Under the program, the United States trained three battalions of Ukrainian troops over a six-month period. Ethan Melzer displays personal effects, including paraphernalia associated with the extremist group Order of the Nine Angles. A former soldier was sentenced to 45 years in prison for attempting to plot with a hate group to attack his unit. On 1 December 1951, the troop was inactivated and released from its assignment to the 87th Infantry Division. just looking for anyone from Aco 3/503 173rd abn{sep}Iwas with this unit from12/3/67through 68 saw combat 12/27/67 bad stuff. This move was called the Reorganization Objective Army Division (ROAD) plan. [78] Task Force 1-63 consisted of HHC/1-63rd Armor, C/1-63rd Armor and B/2-2nd Infantry. In a strictly military sense, the Dak To fighting has been a victory for the allied forces, war correspondent Peter Arnett was forced to admit in an Associated Press report filed after spending 10 days at the scene. Legal Statement. (Department of Justice). While stationed abroad, Melzer consumed propaganda from multiple extremist groups, including O9A and the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, which is also known as ISIS. [69] A U.S. Army report detailed a pattern of "cruelty and maltreatment" between March 1968 and October 1969. A former member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison on Friday for plotting with a white supremacist group to attack his fellow soldiers, officials . For the medics in the mix, casualties represented far more than statistics. Only the battalion's Company B was available for the attack, which was borne by helicopter. took place InTuyhoe then on to the kontum proence battle 3/68.then to ahn khe.gravy.then we went to lz english I Think.Dalat Was The LAST . A former counterintelligence officer gave a statement under oath that "he saw interrogators punch and kick prisoners, beat them with sticks, administer electrical shocks and urinate on them. [7] The 1st Battalion, 508th Infantry colors were moved to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina to serve under the 82nd Airborne Division. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, capable of projecting ready forces anywhere in the U.S. European, Africa or Central Commands' areas of responsibility within 18 hours. [5] The 173rd incurred 1,533 deaths and around 6,000 wounded. [34] The 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment[35] and the 161st Battery, Royal New Zealand Artillery[36] were attached to the brigade for one year in 1965. The 173rd was also assigned Company N (Ranger), 75th Infantry. [71] These inactivations, along with subsequent reorganization of U.S. Army divisions, saw several divisional brigades stationed in bases that were far from the division's headquarters and support units. The 3rd Battalion on Nov. 10-11 sustained another 18 KIA and 118 WIA on Hill 724 during a five-hour ground and mortar attack. Although its roughly 4,000 soldiers . Melzers proposed attack evolved as he gathered and distributed additional sensitive information about the deployment. In September 2014, about 200 soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Regiment, 173rd BDE participated in the Rapid Trident exercise near Lviv in western Ukraine. (47.9 32.5 cm) Nine soldiers from the brigade lost their lives during the deployment. Peters, a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist, is best known for being indicted last year on completely separate charges of election tampering and misconduct, after she allegedly breached voting equipment to try to prove the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Regt ., and supporting units such as the 335th Aviation Company. He arrived in Italy in October 2019 and subscribed to encrypted online forums in which he downloaded and accessed videos of jihadist attacks on U.S. troops and facilities and jihadist executions of civilians and soldiers, in addition to far-right, neo-Nazi, and other white supremacist propaganda. The 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, parachuted into Iraq in the early days of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and saw intense combat in Afghanistan. 74th LRS operated out of FOB Price near the town of Gereshk in the Helmand Province. The draws between the ridges are dreary, tangled places of perpetual twilight. 56,244 10 months ago (NSFW) Russian Soldier Grenades Ukrainian Trench and Bunker . [W]ho gives a f---? he wrote. C and D companies soon found themselves absorbing small-arms fire and grenade attacks from seemingly every direction. [63] For its combined actions during operations around Dak To, the 173rd Airborne Brigade was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation. The group is a white supremacist, neo-Nazi and pro-jihadist organization. (Markus Rauchenberger/Army) A former Army private who pleaded guilty last year to plotting. Brigade members received over 7,700 decorations, including more than 6,000 Purple Hearts. (the Red Warriors), participated in the final assault on Hill 875. In the process the American officers tried to increase pressure on local enemy forces through intensive patrolling and to encourage ARVN battalion, company, and platoon-level leadership through longer, more decentralized operations. "Combat Operations After Action Report, Operation GREELEY." (47.9 32.5 cm), Frame (outer): 26 3/8 20 3/8 1 1/4 in. [109], From November 2009 until November 2010, the 173rd IBCT(A) once again returned to Afghanistan, this time to the provinces of Logar and Wardak. Sky Soldiers that died in the service of their country while in Iraq. He was arrested in May 2020 while in Italy, before he could carry it out.