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The U.S. Army has reactivated V Corps, a unit of 635 soldiers that will bring more command and control support to missions in Europe, the service announced Tuesday. The unit will be based at Fort Knox, Ky., and will include a command post in Europe that will be supported by 200 rotational troops. The location of the Europe post hasn’t yet been announced. The headquarters is expected to be operational by the fall, the Army said. The corps was inactivated in 2013 as part of an Army force reduction in Europe. However, over the past five years as the Army...

The Army announced on Tuesday the activation of V Corps (or Fifth Corps), the latest development in the U.S. military's push to build up capabilities in Europe in the face of great power competition with Russia. V Corps will be based out of Fort Knox, Kentucky, per Tuesday's Army press release. It will be made up of 635 soldiers, 200 of which "will support an operational command post in Europe on a rotational basis." It's expected to be operational by this fall. "The activation of an additional Corps headquarters provides the needed level of command and control focused on synchronizing...

V Corps continues success in Iraq By Spc. James P. Hunter Polish Army Warrant Officer 4th Class Jardseaw Krysinski (right) of the Military Training Team, Multi-National Division - Central South at Camp Echo, Diwaniyah, Iraq, uses lines of dirt and bricks as a map to explain an exercise while training 8th Iraqi Army Division Soldiers on proper cordon and search procedures last month.Senior Airman Jason T. Bailey CAMP VICTORY, Iraq (Army News Service, May 8, 2006) – Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom more than three years ago, coalition forces have thwarted the regime of Saddam Hussein, battled a...

CAMP VICTORY, Iraq (Army News Service, Jan. 18, 2006) – Service members gathered on Camp Victory Jan. 17 to witness the Transfer of Authority between the 18th Airborne Corps Artillery and the 5th Corps Artillery. The 18th Airborne Corps Artillery arrived in Iraq in January 2005 and served on Camp Victory as the Effects Coordination Cell and Force Field Artillery Headquarters for Multi National Corps – Iraq and has now transferred these responsibilities to the service members of the V Corps Artillery. During the TOA, MNC-I Commander Lt. Gen. John R. Vines, thanked the outgoing Soldiers and the Coalition Forces...

    Sgt. Phillip Beasley (left) and Staff Sgt. Eric Quesnel, tankers with V Corps' A Company, 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Division, based in Friedberg, Germany, sit atop "Adam's Revenge," the M1A1 Abrams tank that carried them safely through Iraq. The unit's traditional "Bandits" skull logo on the tank wears an eye patch in further honor of the tank's namesake, the team’s former loader, Sgt. Adam Replogle, whose battlefield injuries included the loss of his left eye. V CORPS TANKERS PUT THEIR FAITH IN ‘ADAM’S REVENGE,’ THE ABRAMS THAT GOT THEM THROUGH IRAQBy Spc. Rebecca BurtV...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2004 MISSION PUTS ENGINEERS OF V CORPS' 1ST ARMORED DIVISION INTO 'GROUND-POUNDER' ROLE By Spc. Andrew Meissner 1st Armored Division Public Affairs Office WITH TASK FORCE 1-37, Iraq –For two successive nights last week, Soldiers of B Company, 16th Engineer Battalion traversed the streets of Karbala in support of Operation Iron Saber. The company is part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team of V Corps' Task Force 1st Armored Division. The first night of operations found the combat engineers setting roadblocks and conducting dismounted security in support of tank, infantry, and air assaults on known militia...

  Heidelberg welcomes V Corps home from Iraq By Spc. Kristopher Joseph Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of V Corps and Combined Joint Task Force-7 (right) and U.S. Army Europe commander Gen. B.B. Bell attach a Meritorious Unit Commendation Streamer to the V Corps flag during the corps' official welcome home ceremony March 19 at Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany. Bill Roche HEIDELBERG, Germany (Army News Service, March 22, 2004) – One year to the day after U.S. forces first crossed from Kuwait into Iraq, the deafening sound of artillery resonated throughout Campbell Barracks as hundreds of Soldiers in...

Society for Animal Welfare Opens in Baghdad With Soldiers’ Helpby Spc. Chad D. Wilkerson, 372nd MPAD BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Coalition forces’ contributions to the nation of Iraq are focused toward improving the lives of its citizens. In some cases, however, the benefits are not limited only to humans. With the help of military personnel from 1st Armored Division and V Corps and funding from the 22nd Signal Brigade, Iraqi veterinarians cut the grand opening ribbon at the Iraqi Society for Animal Welfare in central Baghdad Jan 21. The society, made up of military and civilian veterinarians and ministry...

III Corps preparing to take command of coalition efforts in Iraq By Jon R. Anderson, Stars and Stripes European edition, Saturday, December 20, 2003 HEIDELBERG, Germany — The headquarters that went from planning and leading the charge into Iraq to coordinating the capture of Saddam Hussein is preparing to hand off control of occupation duties in February. After some 14 months in the Middle East, the Germany-based V Corps will turn over command of coalition forces in Iraq to the Fort Hood, Texas-based III Corps. “The corps headquarters will begin leaving for Iraq around the first two weeks of January,”...

Videotape Shows Saddam's Men Torturing Iraqis WASHINGTON — A grisly videotape showing acts of torture carried out by Iraqi Republican Guard and Saddam Fedayeen militiamen has been declassified and obtained by Fox News. After the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime in April, an Iraqi in Baghdad gave the tape to the U.S. Army's 308th Civil Affairs Brigade, V Corps. He told the soldiers he had more videos and was directly involved in their taping, having been ordered to do so by the Republican Guard. The 23-minute long tape contains several scenes of Saddam Fedayeen (search) fighters carrying out corporal...

ILLESHEIM, Germany — Under pressure from the battle-scarred soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division, the Pentagon on July 23 announced its Middle East deployment plans for the Army’s 10 divisions — a move that gave some order to the future of tens of thousands of military families. What the Army still has not addressed, though, is the future of thousands of troops from Germany who deployed in late 2002 and early 2003 with V Corps support units. Among the absent: the Heidelberg-based headquarters staff, the Giebelstadt-based 12th Aviation Brigade, the Illesheim-based 11th Aviation Regiment, the Darmstadt-based 22nd Signal Brigade and...

Army's V Corps band rocks 3/5 MarinesSubmitted by: I Marine Expeditionary ForceStory Identification Number: 200372894038Story by Army Sgt. Troy Chatwin AD DIWANIYAH, Iraq(July 27, 2003) -- For the battle-hardened Marines and soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, coming back to Camp Get Some, Iraq at the end of a long day of guarding the city normally means getting some chow and pulling guard duty, reading a book, or just going to sleep. The evening of July 27, they came back to a surprise concert put on by the Army V Corps' rock band, Government Property. Beginning of a...

ARLINGTON, Va. — One day after announcing plans to cover the next two years of deployments to Iraq, Army officials Thursday still were tweaking those schedules and scrambling to update divisional officials. On Wednesday, Gen. John Keane, the Army’s acting chief of staff, listed the plans for several Army divisions, but failed to make any mention of when V Corps soldiers might be coming home. On Thursday, Army staffers from Washington to Germany couldn’t answer any time line questions about Germany-based V Corps troops, referring media questions back and forth across the ocean between public affairs officials in the States...

BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 2 — A U.S. soldier was shot and killed while on patrol in central Iraq early Tuesday, a military spokesman said. The shooting took place near the town of Balad, 55 miles north of the capital, said Maj. William Thurmond, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's V Corps. Thurmond said he had no further details on the incident and that the soldier's name was being withheld pending notification of the family. The area around Balad is under control of the 4th Infantry Division. There has been a series of hit-and-run attacks on U.S. troops across the central...

Allies to Begin Seizing Weapons From Most Iraqis By MICHAEL R. GORDON AGHDAD, May 20 — Iraqi citizens will be required to turn over automatic weapons and heavy weapons under a proclamation that allied authorities plan to issue this week, allied officials said today. The aim of the proclamation is to help stabilize Iraq by confiscating the huge supply of AK-47's, machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons that are used by criminal gangs, paramilitary groups and remnants of the Saddam Hussein government. Iraqis who refuse to comply with the edict will be subject to arrest. Only Iraqis authorized to...

The United States has forced the Iranian opposition based in Iraq to disarm.United States officials said thousands of Mujahadeen fighters located in Northeastern Iraq have agreed to lay down their weapons.They said the Iranian opposition insurgents, surrounded by United States tanks, relayed their agreement amid heavy pressure by the United States Army V Corps. The Muhajahadeen has controlled five camps near the northern border with Iran. The bases which contain tanks, artillery and armoured vehicles, are around the city of Baqubah in the Diyala province, about 70 km North of Baghdad.About 4,000 Muhajahadeen troops are belived to be located in...

<p>Surrounded by American tanks, an Iranian opposition group under orders to surrender agreed Saturday to turn over its weapons and submit to the demands of U.S. forces, Army officials said. The United States used the occasion to warn other forces not to assert power.</p>

Just outside the VIP lounge at the former Saddam International Airport, a sign is taped to the door. It reads: "Stay Out or Die." One might be tempted to assume the dire warning is left over from the ruthless government of Saddam Hussein. But, in fact, it was posted by members of the 101st Airborne Division as a means to stake out a prime spot to sleep. The subtext of the sign reads: "Well, you'll at least lose a hand or something." Welcome to the newly named Baghdad International Airport, temporary home to an assortment of U.S. forces who have...

US troops in heart of Baghdad, US military says AS SAYLIYA CAMP, Qatar, April 5 (Reuters) - U.S. forces have penetrated into the heart of Baghdad for the first time in the 17-day war, a U.S. military spokesman said on Saturday. "We now do have troops in the city of Baghdad, we've moved right up the middle. We've seen some sporadic fighting throughout the night and we're continuing to move right up into the heart of the city," Captain Frank Thorp told MSNBC television. "The members of the first Marine Expeditionary Force and the V Corps continue to take the...

AMERICAN forces won a decisive victory during their first clash with Saddam’s Republican Guard yesterday, killing scores of the elite troops and wiping out a column of Iraqi armour. The 101st Airborne Division - nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles" - launched a devastating strike against Republican Guard tank units near the Iraqi holy city of Najaf. At least 50 Iraqi soldiers from Saddam’s ultra-loyal Medina Division were killed during the attack by Apache helicopter gunships, which destroyed 25 tanks, armoured personnel carriers and trucks. No US casualties were reported from enemy fire, although one pilot was injured in a "hard landing"...