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| Headquarters 1st Division | |
|---|---|
| Unit name | Headquarters 1st Division |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Division headquarters |
| Role | Command and control |
| Garrison | Fort Riley |
| Motto | "First in Support" |
| Anniversaries | 1917 |
Headquarters 1st Division is the command element responsible for directing the 1st Infantry Division's administrative, operational, and logistical functions. Established during World War I and reconstituted across multiple conflicts including World War II, the Korean War, and the Iraq War, the headquarters has overseen combined-arms operations, multinational coordination, and doctrinal transitions. It interfaces with organizations such as U.S. Army Forces Command, III Corps, NATO, United Nations Command and training centers including United States Army Combined Arms Center and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
The headquarters traces origins to the formation of the 1st Expeditionary Division during World War I and participated in campaigns like the Battle of Cantigny, Meuse-Argonne Offensive, and the Second Battle of the Marne. Between wars it underwent reorganizations during the Interwar period and the National Defense Act of 1920. In World War II the headquarters directed operations in the North African Campaign, the Invasion of Sicily, the Anzio landings, and the Normandy landings before advancing through the Battle of the Bulge and into the Rhineland Campaign. During the Korean War the headquarters coordinated actions in the Pusan Perimeter and the Battle of Chosin Reservoir alongside Eighth United States Army. In the Vietnam War era it adapted to counterinsurgency and supported operations tied to Operation Rolling Thunder and Tet Offensive logistics. Post-Cold War, it led deployments for Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, partnering with forces from United Kingdom, Australia, Poland, and Japan for stability operations and training missions.
The headquarters comprises a division staff with sections such as G-1 through G-6, a division artillery coordination cell, a sustainment brigade liaison, and a division engineer element. It integrates personnel from United States Army Medical Command, Military Intelligence Corps, Signal Corps, Adjutant General's Corps, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Chaplain Corps, and Civil Affairs. Attached units have included 1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Division Special Troops Battalion, and elements of 1st Cavalry Division during joint taskings. Liaison relationships extend to U.S. Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Marine Corps, Air Force, and international headquarters from NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.
Commanders have included prominent leaders who advanced doctrine and operational art, with connections to figures who served in institutions like United States Military Academy, Command and General Staff College, and Army War College. Notable contemporaries and rivals have been associated with commanders from II Corps, V Corps, XVIII Airborne Corps, and staffs of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. Many commanders later held posts at United States Central Command, U.S. European Command, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and represented the United States at NATO Military Committee sessions.
The headquarters directed major operations during World War I campaigns including St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne, and in World War II facilitated amphibious operations at Hammam Lif and Sicily Campaign landings. In Operation Desert Storm it coordinated maneuver and sustainment in Kuwait and Persian Gulf, while in Operation Iraqi Freedom it oversaw counterinsurgency, stability, and provincial reconstruction across regions such as Baghdad, Fallujah, and Mosul. In Operation Enduring Freedom the headquarters managed partnering with Afghan National Army and ISAF elements around Kandahar and Bagram Airfield. It has frequently participated in multinational exercises including Bright Star, REFORGER, Combined Resolve, Noble Ledger, and Operation Atlantic Resolve.
The headquarters contributed to doctrinal development with inputs to Field Manual 3-0, Army Techniques Publication, and revisions to AirLand Battle concepts. It has trained at centers including National Training Center, Joint Readiness Training Center, Operations Group Fort Irwin, and Combat Training Center Grafenwöhr alongside forces from Bundeswehr, French Army, Polish Land Forces, and Canadian Forces. Training programs covered battle staff procedures, mission command, joint fires coordination with United States Air Force, naval gunfire liaison with United States Navy, and cyber-electromagnetic activities with U.S. Cyber Command.
Headquarters assets have included command posts equipped with Blue Force Tracker, Common Operational Picture systems, secure communications from Defense Information Systems Agency packages, and satellite links through Defense Satellite Communications System. Facilities at garrisons encompass headquarters wings, operations centers, intelligence fusion cells, and maintenance complexes modeled on installations such as Fort Riley, Fort Benning, Fort Leavenworth, and forward operating bases like Camp Liberty. Organic equipment integrates with platforms from M1 Abrams, M2 Bradley, M109 Paladin, and rotary-wing support including UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook assets.
The headquarters and the parent division have received decorations including the Presidential Unit Citation, Valorous Unit Award, Meritorious Unit Commendation, and campaign streamers for Meuse-Argonne, Normandy, Rhineland, Central Europe, Korea, Southwest Asia, and Iraq. Insignia traditions reflect links to heraldry reviewed by the Institute of Heraldry and display symbols used in ceremonies at Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery memorial events.
Category:United States Army divisions Category:Military units and formations established in 1917