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(subdued) of the then 79th Army Reserve Command worn by Soldiers of the 1079th USAR Garrison The 1079th Garrison Support Unit (GSU) was a unit in the

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(USAR). Based at

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, the unit initially formed its first ranks in 1986 under the command of Colonel Phillip Petter. The mission of the unit was to process military pay and personnel records and prepare the units for mobilizing to combat zones oversees. March 1996 the 1079th moved to

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, which is commonly known as

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. There the unit served as an Installation Support Battalion and mobilization readiness unit. During 1999 the 1079th supported Fort Dix in handling two major military operations. Soldiers from the unit helped process troops from hurricane-ravaged

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in Joint Horizons I and II. They also supported post in Operation Provide Refuge. The 1079th also received many citations for their contributions and efforts in support of Kosovo refugees. In August 2008 the unit reunited at Fort Indiantown Gap to hold a discontinuation ceremony. It officially disbanded in September 2008.

Activation for Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

After the

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, Army Guard and Reserve units would mobilize on Activity Duty Reserve orders in support of

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. On October 25, 2001, the 1079th received provisional orders ''in lieu'' of the attacks. The 1079th's mission was to process soldiers deployed to Fort Dix. Under the command of Colonel Emil H. Philibosian, the unit along with civilian staff ensured the processing of heavy volumes of Army Reserve and National Guard units to deploy overseas in support of

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and

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External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20130217132648/http://www.dix.army.mil/PAO/Post08/post082908/post082908.pdf * https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035107/http://www.jointbasemdl.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123181514 * https://web.archive.org/web/20130217132709/http://www.dix.army.mil/PAO/Post08/post091208/post091208.pdf Military units and formations of the United States Army Reserve 1986 establishments in Pennsylvania