101st Chemical Company

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The 101st Chemical Company is a dual-purpose smoke/light decontamination chemical unit of the US Army, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The unit's mission is to provide nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) decontamination and large area smoke support to the United States Army or United States Marine Corps(USMC). The 101st Chemical Company is one of only two dual-purpose chemical companies stationed on Fort Bragg, the other being the 21st Chemical Company, which is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division.

The unit deployed to Grenada in October 1983 as part of the Armed Forces Expeditionary Force. The 101st Chemical Company received the Grenada Campaign Streamer. In August 1990, the company deployed to Saudi Arabia as part of the XVIII Airborne Corps for Operation Desert Shield. The company conducted biological and chemical sustainment training for the Corps. During Operation Desert Storm, the company was attached to XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery to provide thorough decontamination support. 101st Chemical Company platoons established decontamination sites along main supply routes and in the area of operations.

During September 1992, the company deployed to Homestead, Florida for humanitarian relief operations in support of Operation Hurricane Andrew Relief. In January, 1993, the company participated in Operation Safe Removal, the recovery and evacuation of World War I chemical munitions in Washington, D.C. During this operation, the company provided personnel and equipment decontamination support for the US Army Chemical and Biological Defense Agency.

In July 1995, the company completed its conversion from heavy decontamination to dual purpose. It met its E-date on 16 September 1995 and was redesignated 101st Chemical Company (S/D).

The 101st Chemical Company was the first US Army Chemical Company to be deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In October 2001, the company deployed chemical platoons to locations in Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. The unit provided decontamination support for ARCENT-Qatar, ARCENT-Kuwait, and the 384th Aerial Expeditionary Group.

In September 2002, the company deployed 1st platoon in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The platoon provided decontamination support to ARCENT-Kuwait and CJTF-CM.

In January 2003, the company deployed to Kuwait and Qatar in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In March 2003, the 101st Chemical Company provided operational decontamination, thorough decontamination, patient decontamination, NBC logistical support, and infantry support to the I Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. As the most forward deployed chemical company, the 101st Chemical Company directly supported the 1st Marine Division’s liberation of Iraq.

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As of 2006, the 101st Chemical Company is deployed again in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They are stationed at multiple locations through out Kuwait. This deployment marks the third deployment of the company in less than 5 years.[citation needed]

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[edit] 101st Chemical Company Lineage[1]

[edit] 101st Chemical Impregnating Company

  • Constituted 21 June 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 101st Chemical Impregnating Company
  • Activated 11 July 1942 at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland
  • Redesignated 20 September 1943 as the 101st Chemical Processing Company
  • Inactivated 30 November 1945 in the Philippine Islands
  • Consolidated 16 August 1983 with the 101st Chemical Detachment (active) and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as the 101st Chemical Company

[edit] 101st Chemical Detachment

  • Constituted 18 April 1967 in the Regular Army as the 101st Chemical Detachment
  • Activated 25 August 1967 at Fort Riley, Kansas
  • Inactivated 18 December 1967 at Fort Riley, Kansas
  • Activated 16 September 1979 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  • Consolidated 16 August 1983 with the 101st Chemical Impregnating Company and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as the 101st Chemical Company

[edit] Campaign Participation Credit

  • World War II: Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Streamer without inscription
  • Armed Forces Expeditions: Grenada
  • Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia, Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

[edit] Decorations

  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for PACIFIC THEATER
  • Navy Presidential Unit Citation for Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation for Operation Iraqi Freedom


[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 101st Chemical Company Lineage and Honors information. U.S. Army (2005-02-24). Retrieved on 2006-11-15.


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