725th Support Battalion ( United States ) The 725th Support Battalion ( Airborne ) is a primer support battalion which is a unit of the 4th Brigade , 25th Infantry Division ( United States ) located in Alaska . The unit provides support for the infantry , artillery and cavalry units assigned to the division . The 725th consists of eight support companies . The 725th is formerly known as the 167th Support Battalion . The unit ' s motto is " " Service To The Line " . " History . The 725th Support Battalion ( Airborne ) was constituted at Schofield Barracks , Hawai ' i on 26 August 1941 as the Maintenance Platoon , Headquarters Company , 325th Quartermaster Battalion using the personnel and equipment of the 11th Ordnance Company , Hawaiian Division ; and activated on 1 October 1941 . On 1 August 1942 it was reorganized and redesignated as the Ordnance Maintenance Platoon . On 1 November 1942 the platoon was reorganized and redesignated as the 725th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company , a separate company of the 25th Division . The primary mission of the company was vehicle repair . The company accompanied the 25th Division to Guadalcanal where it supported the division ' s units during that campaign and subsequent campaigns in the North Solomon Islands and on Luzon . For its service in the liberation of the Philippines the company was awarded the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation . On 20 March 1946 the company was reorganized and redesignated as the 725th Ordnance Maintenance Company to reflect additional ordnance maintenance capabilities . During the Korean War the 725th participated in all ten campaigns with the 25th Division receiving a Meritorious Unit Commendation and two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations . During the late stages of the war on 1 February 1953 the 725th was reorganized and redesignated as the 725th Ordnance Battalion to meet the increased requirements for ordnance maintenance support throughout the division . In the reorganization of the 25th Division in 1963 the battalion was reorganized and redesignated as the 725th Maintenance Battalion to perform maintenance support on a wide variety of divisional equipment . The first unit of the 725th to arrive in Vietnam was Company D which accompanied the 3rd Brigade to the Central Highlands in December 1965 . The rest of the battalion arrived on 1 April 1966 and was based at Củ Chi . During combat operations a mobile direct support company of the battalion would accompany each brigade providing maintenance and repair parts supply to the line units . The 725th Maintenance Battalion served in twelve Vietnam campaigns receiving two Meritorious Unit Commendations , two awards of the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the Vietnam Civil Actions Medal . Additionally Company B received a Valorous Unit Award and a Meritorious Unit Commendation ; Company C received a Valorous Unit Award and Company D received a Valorous Unit Award and a Meritorious Unit Commendation . On 16 April 1992 the battalion was redesignated as the 725th Support Battalion and was reorganized as a main support battalion consisting of a headquarters and supply company , a motor transport company , an ordnance maintenance company and a medical company . Elements of the battalion supported the 2nd Brigade Combat Team in Iraq from January 2004 – February 2005 as part of Logistics Task Force 225 . The reminder of the Battalion served in Afghanistan from February 2004 – 2005 and was based at Bagram Air Base . The battalion was organized as Logistics Task Force 725 and included four non - 25th Division combat service support units . LTF 725 provided full - spectrum combat service support to 18 Forward Operating Bases in Regional Command East including maintenance and medical support . On 16 November 2005 the battalion was temporarily inactivated . On 16 September 2006 the 725th was reorganized and redesignated as the 725th Support Battalion ( Airborne ) and assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team of 25th Infantry Division with home station at Fort Richardson , Alaska .