The 184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD) of the

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accomplishes the

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(EOD) support activity. The EOD

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operates under

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(52nd Ordnance Group (EOD)) command and control with several companies (EOD) strategically located within each control area. Installations and MACOMs do not have a direct area support EOD responsibility.

Organization

Six Ordnance Units (5 Ordnance Companies and 1 Ordnance Battalion) EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal). Fort Campbell, Kentucky -49th Ordnance Company EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) -717th Ordnance Company EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) -723rd Ordnance Company EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) -744th Ordnance Company EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) -Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 184th Ordnance Battalion EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) Fort Benning, Georgia -789th Ordnance Company EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)

Lineage

# Constituted 18 October 1927 in the Regular Army as the 6th Motor Repair Battalion # Redesignated 1 May 1936 as the 53d Quartermaster Regiment (less 1st Battalion) # Activated on 10 February 1941 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Battalion, 53d Quartermaster Regiment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina # Converted and redesignated 18 August 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3d Battalion, 53d Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Regiment # Reorganized and redesignated 7 October 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 184th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Battalion # Redesignated 31 May 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 184th Ordnance Battalion # Inactivated 11 March 1946 in Germany # Activated 1 June 1954 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma # Reorganized and redesignated 12 August 1965 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 184th Ordnance Battalion # Inactivated 2 April 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington # Activated 16 June 1998 at Fort Gillem, Georgia as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD) # Moved to Fort Campbell, Kentucky in late 2008 to early 2009 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 184th Ordnance Battalion (EOD)

Honors

Campaign participation credit

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Decorations

# Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967–1968 # Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968–1969

External links

184TH Ordnance Battalion (EOD) Lineage and Honors
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