2nd Psychological Operations Group

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2nd Psychological Operations Group
2nd PSYOP Group Unit Insignia
Active	October 29th, 1965 - September 13th, 1972 October 30th, 1975 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Reserve
Part of	United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command

The 2nd Psychological Operations Group is a psychological operations unit of the United States Army reserves.

Constituted 29 October 1965 in the Regular Army as the 2d 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30 October 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Psychological Operations Group; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and activated at Parma, Ohio. Reorganized and redesignated 18 September 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Psychological Operations Group.

Battalion	Distinguished Unit Insignia	History
11th Psychological Operations Bn		11th Psychological Operations Bn (POB) - Upper Marlboro, Maryland (formerly designated the 7th Psychological Operations Bn); 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) Deployed to Iraq in 2004 during the second year of Operation Iraqi Freedom. 303rd Tactical Psychological Operations Company(TPU) - 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 (TPU) - 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 (TPU) - Upper Marlboro, 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 Bn		15th Psychological Operations Bn (POB) - Cincinnati, Ohio Deployed to Iraqi in 2004 during the third year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF3). Deployed to Iraq in 2006 during the fourth year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF06-08). 321st Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - Grand Rapids, Michigan 346th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) (ABN) - Whitehall, Ohio Deployed to Iraq in 2003 during the first year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF1). 350th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - Cleveland, Ohio - Deployed to Iraqi in 2004 during the third year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF3).
16th Psychological Operations Bn		16th Psychological Operations Bn (POB) - Fort 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 Head-quarters 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. 310th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - Forest Park, Georgia 345th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) (ABN) - Dallas, Texas Beret Flash: Parachutist Badge Background: Formerly 245th POC (A). Deployed to Afghanistan in 2001 during the first year of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF1). 362nd Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - Fayetteville, Arkansas
13th Psychological Operations Bn		13th Psychological Operations Bn (Enemy Prisoner of War) (EPW) - Arden Hills, Minnesota Deployed to Afhanistan in 2006 during the fifth year of Operation Enduring Freedom. 339th Psychological Operations Company (POC) - Fort Snelling, Minnesota 319th Psychological Operations Company (POC) - Arden Hills, Minnesota