V Corps

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V Corps is a major tactical headquarters of the [[United States of America|United States, normally part of [[United States European Command but available to lead operations wherever needed. It was the main organization driving on [[Baghdad in the [[Iraq War, major combat phase.

While a Corps headquarters is defined as flexible, normally assigned to it are:

  • [[1st Armored Division (U.S.)
  • 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment
  • [[12th Combat Aviation Regiment
  • [[18th Engineer Group
  • [[172nd Infantry Brigade
  • [[357th Air & Missile Defense Brigade

It is commanded by [[lieutenant general|LTG Kenneth W. Hunzeker and based at [[Campbell Barracks in [[Heidelberg, Germany.

Iraq War and aftermath

During the [[Iraq War, it was commanded by LTG [[William Wallace|William "Scott" Wallace, and had, under its command:

  • 3rd Infantry Division
  • [[4th Infatntry Division (U.S.
  • [[3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
  • 82nd Airborne Division
  • 101st Airborne Division ([[Air Assault)

Gulf War

It stayed in Europe but supported the [[VI Corps, which had been scheduled to be retired, and returned to the U.S. via Iraq. After the end of major combat, it was reassigned to LTG [[Ricardo Sanchez and became, for a period of time, the senior U.S. command in Iraq, variously wearing the titles Joint Task Force 7 (JTF-7) and [[Multi-National Corps-Iraq.