Supporting military commanders by working with civil authorities and civilian populations in the commander’s area of operations during peace and war
Size
Battalion
Part of
95th Civil Affairs Brigade
Garrison/HQ
Fort Liberty, North Carolina
Motto(s)
Advise, Maintain, Create[1]
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991 Army Superior Unit Award for 1998-1999
Commanders
Current commander
LTC Jamie Kelley
Insignia
Beret flash
Background trimming
1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) shoulder sleeve insignia, worn by all subordinate units[2]
Military unit
The 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Special Operations) (Airborne) is a civil affairs battalion of the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) based at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. It is a member of the only Active duty United States special operations forces civil affairs brigade in the United States Department of Defense. The concept for a civil affairs brigade had been under consideration for years, but was finally approved as a result of the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review.
The Battalion was constituted on 25 August 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 96th Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Military Government Group. It was activated on 26 August 1945 at the Presidio of Monterey, California and inactivated on 25 January 1949 in Korea. The Battalion was redesignated on 10 May 1967 as the 96th Civil Affairs Group and allotted to the Regular Army. It was activated once again on 25 August 1967 at Fort Lee, Virginia. It was later reorganized and redesignated on 26 November 1971 as the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion.
The 95th Civil Affairs Brigade was not officially activated until 2006, and remained a provisional unit until 2007 as a part of the growth of Active Army Civil Affairs from 96th Civil Affairs Battalion to the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade and four regionally oriented battalions. Its creation was part of a US Army plan to increase civil affairs units, and special forces units overall. The brigade is a direct reporting unit of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), and as such, is airborne qualified. It commands five geographically aligned civil affairs battalions.
Service Members from the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Special Operations)(Airborne) take pride in being known as "The Originals".
^"The Institute of Heraldry: 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) The Institute of Heraldry. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
^U.S. Army civil affairs Soldiers assigned to 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne), climb over a "Nasty Nick" obstacle during day one of the Best Civil Affairs Team Competition, dated 30 October 2018, last accessed 9 July 2019
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95th Civil Affairs Brigade
