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DIVISION
SUPPORT
COMMAND
From the base camp—to the firebase— to the
foxhole: the Support Command ensures that each Ivyman is equipped
with the tools of war.
The three battalions which compose DISCOM provide
the 4th Infantry Division with logistical support, maintenance
facilities and medical aid, without which it would be impossible for
the division to operate.
Movement of all supplies within the division is
the responsibility of the 4th Supply and Transport Battalion. The
coordination of the movement of all items, from the time they arrive
in Vietnam until they reach the individual trooper in the foxhole or
are used somewhere in between, falls within the realm of
responsibility of the 4th S & T Battalion.
Artillery pieces, helicopters and all of the division’s
equipment must be kept in proper functioning order—this is the |
Fuel Is Moved At Forward Base
job of the 704th Maintenance Battalion. On the
job 24 hours a day, the men of the battalion offer continuing
support to the men in the forward area.
"Medic!" This single word shouted on the battlefield
throws into operation the most sophisticated facilities known to
man in wartime. The 4th Medical Battalion, operating through
DISCOM in support of the Ivy Division, treats not only those
injured on the battlefield, but also those who contract disease
anywhere in the division area of operation. |
