Here it is (maybe)... I think this is a piece of it when I cut and pasted from the post in the old old forum. I may have more, but my oldest stuff is pretty unorganized.
The 173rd was actually reconstituted in 1995 as an additional strategic asset. It was to consist of two battalions of regulars, a battalion of National Guard, and battalion of Army Reserves. Two of the battalions were to be airmobile and the other two were regular airborne.
Parts of the 173rd were deployed to Kenya in early 1997. The initial Task Force consisted of the following
173rd HQ and Spt Bn
1st/503rd Parachute Inf
2nd/503rd Parachute Inf
Co. N/75th Inf(Ranger)
The Reserve and National Guard battalions never made it so the newly raised 555th Parachute Infantry Bn was sent in its stead. The 3/325th and other NATO units who had been expelled from Italy later joined them. The 173rd has seen action against marauding bands of "Technicals" from Somalia and Sudan.
Christian marauder group from Uganda that calls itself "God's Will.
Al Seifidin (Sword of the Faithful): Islamic fundamentalists.
Black Sails: A pirate/slaver band that operates out of Zanzibar. Their main opposition is the JTF that operates out of Mombassa.
There is a private aviation outfit operating out of Nairobi. They're called Aerotek International; they fly A-26's and A-1 Skyraiders.
Brigade HQ was located in Nairobi. A US Navy/Coast Guard JTF operated out of Mombassa. There was also an MP Company as well as an artillery battalion. The vehicles were mostly various flavors of Hummers and Cadillac-Gage vehicles.
It should be noted that 3/325th is actually one of the battalions of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade. It is "forward deployed" in Italy. The SETAF airborne battalion, 3-325th Airborne was reflagged 1-508th Airborne on 15 Feb 96. The 4-325th Airborne battalion, an organic element of 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division was reflagged 3-325th Airborne on 16 May 96.
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