The Task Force 1st Battalion,

28th Infantry Regiment Since the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, three regiments have held the designation 28th Infantry Regiment. The first was a provisional unit that was constituted on 29 January 1813 and served during The War of 1812. The second ...

(Task Force 1–28 IN), was a United States

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, located at

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. It was under the direct command of the 3rd Infantry Division and existed as the only organic task force in the

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. It had expanded subordinate units like a 105mm howitzer battery, an engineer company, an expanded support company, and additional staff for the battalion headquarters. During the Vietnam War, the battalion was under the command of the 1st Infantry Division The Task Force was activated on 15 December 2015 congruent with the inactivation of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. On 23 October 2020 the Task Force was converted to 1st Battalion,

. On 24 March 2023 the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment was inactivated.

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