Talk:30th Armored Brigade Combat Team

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Think of a Wikipedia article like a college research paper; if you can't find a source for it, don't put it on here. :) PistolPete037 (talk) 19:58, 14 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

For the love of Christ or whatever deity you prefer to pray to DO NOT put potentially sensitive information on the friggin internet!!!!!! You do not know who is reading this! Any further breaches of security will be deleted! —Preceding unsigned comment added by PistolPete037 (talk • contribs) 20:04, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What exactly are you talking about? -Ed!^(talk)_{(Hall of Fame)} 21:58, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Some idiot named User:Joshuadelung posted the brigade's entire deployment schedule for the whole world to see. That kind of information in the wrong hands can get people killed. My rant isn't directed at normal civilian users, but users in the military who should know better than to do this. PistolPete037 (talk) 22:15, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Much of the rotation information for the BCTs and major commands for the next few years have been posted by the Army on its website. As for the specifics of where the unit will be training and which FOB it will be posted at, I don't see that information as sensitive, though it did constitute Original Research and should not have been added. -Ed!^(talk)_{(Hall of Fame)} 22:48, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Based upon the last information that I received, some of what he posted was classified, he never should have posted it anywhere on the internet, let alone Wikipedia. The rest of the information, while not technically "classified" was still for official use only and should not have put here. As for deployment dates, I have read many articles on 30th HBCTs deployment so that I can figure out what I can put here and what I can't, and nowhere in any article did I see a schedule as detailed as his. While this information may not seem important, when they are combined together, little pieces like this allow the enemy to see a much larger picture. Joshuadelung was reckless and irresponsible for putting that information on here. PistolPete037 (talk) 23:10, 12 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Heroic Actions

G Battery 202 was an exceptional unit. I personally witnessed their First Sergeant rescue the Brigade Sergeant Major from his HMMWV after their covnvoy was ambushed by IED attack.

G Battery also directly supported the First Battle of Fallujah in 2004. They also operated under some of the most austere conditions conducting operations in unarmored vehicles, living in tent city, burning their own shit, and utilizing makeshift pindle mounts leaving drivers exposed to muzzle blast of their M2 Browning .50 cal machine guns.

G Battery also had the highest operational tempo of any unit in the 30th HSB. Conducting hundreds of missions and logging over 100,000 miles in-country. They also operated under the Area of Operation belonging to U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Danger and is authorized to wear that combat service unit Insignia.

This small tightly-knit unit deployed survived an 18 month deployment and spent a solid 6 months training-up for OIF II. The 153 Illinois troops served as the bastard children of the 30th Heavy Seperate Brigade and received a unit citation for meritorious service and the Army Commendation Medal for their exceptional conduct and meritorious service under fire. Authorized to wear the Combat Action Badge. 172.79.210.21 (talk) 05:02, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was part of G Battery from 96-02. Before late 1998 it was actually B Battery 1-202 and part of the 34th. I see the article has it wrong about when G Battery was attached to the 30th. I know for a fact is was before annual training 1999 since we trained together with the 30th at active duty instillations after that point as a brigade for every AT.

I cannot remember the exact date but it was several months before the summer of 1999 because Springfield made us turn in all our good running Hummers and 2-1/2 ton trucks for junked vehicles from some armory in Chicago. They had all the hummers running and urged us to just drive home with them without inspecting them. Out motor chief knew better and after shutting down all of the about 40 hummers only 9 would start again.

The reason my former guardsmen were so close knit and well tuned is that unit was created by combining 2 old school national guard units together. The Streator, Il and Marseilles, Il units. Which were formerly cav scout and combat engineers respectively. A lot of guys left in 1996 when both units were switched to manpad stinger missile ADA units but the ones who remained were great soldiers. In fact most of the soldiers who stayed after the change were former desert storm vets who were great at passing knowledge and skills down to the new recruits. Which we had a lot of. They combined both those two units because not enough people stayed after the change and it took two recruiters to fill the units to partial strength over the next year. Combining them was done to bring the Battery to operational strength. Kahlas (talk) 04:35, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]