7th Psychological Operations Group

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7th Psychological Operations Group
7th PSYOP Group Unit Insignia
Active	August 19th, 1965 - June 30th, 1974 October 30th, 1975 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Reserve
Part of	United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
Garrison/HQ	Moffett Field, California

The 7th Psychological Operations Group is a psychological operations unit of the United States Army reserves. Organized in 1965, it was a successor to United States Army Broadcasting and Visual Activity, Pacific. It is currently based at Moffett Field, California.

Constituted 19 August 1965 in the Regular Army as the 7th Psychological Operations Group. Activated 20 October 1965 on Okinawa. Inactivated 30 June 1974 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Redesignated 30 October 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 7th Psychological Operations Group; concurrently withdrawn from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and activated at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. Reorganized and redesignated 18 September 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Psychological Operations Group. Location changed 15 September 1994 to Moffett Field, California.

Battalion	Distinctive Unit Insignia	History
10th Psychological Operations Bn		10th Psychological Operations Bn (POB) - St. Louis, Missouri 307th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - St. Louis, Missouri 308th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - Belton, Missouri 318th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - St. Louis, Missouri
12th Psychological Operations Bn		12th Psychological Operations Bn (POB) - Moffett, California Deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. 315th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - Upland, California, Currently deployed in support of OEF. Deployed to Iraq in 2003, part of OIF 1. Supported 3d ID and 1st AD. Deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. 320th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - Portland, Oregon Deployed to Afghanistan in 2004. 361st Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - Bothell, Washington Cross-leveled 11 personnel to 320th PSYOP Company to support their 2004 deployment above. Has not deployed as a company. TPD 1270 deployed to Iraq in 2003, part of OIF 1. Supported 3d ID and 3d ACR. Awarded a Valorous Unit Award. TPD 1280 deployed to Iraq in 2003, part of OIF 1. Supported 2d ACR. During OIF 4 the detachment relieved TPD 1290 in Mosul, Iraq during June 2005. Subsequently supported the 101st Airborne Division and the 172nd Stryker Brigade. Teams also supported ODA teams from 1st Special Forces Group. TPD 1290 deployed to Mosul Iraq in September 2004, part of OIF 3, relieved TPD 990. Supported 3rd BCT (Stryker), 2D, and 1st BCT (Stryker), 25th ID, provided PSYOP support to 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group when necessary. The detachment also conducted numerous leaflet drops over Ninevah Province with the assistance of the 160th SOAR. Awarded a Valorous Unit Award.
14th Psychological Operations Bn		14th Psychological Operations Bn (POB) - Mountain View, California 301st Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) (ABN) - San Diego, California 304th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - Sacramento, California 324th Tactical Psychological Operations Company (TPU) - Aurora, Colorado Deployed to Iraq in 2004 during the third year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF3). Deployed to Iraq in 2005 during the forth year of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF 05-07).
17th Psychological Operations Bn		17th Psychological Operations Bn (POB) (Dissemination) - Joliet, Illinois 306th Psychological Operations Company (SDC) - Los Alamitos, California Alpha Company (POC) - Elwood, Illinois Bravo Company (POC) - Aurora, Illinois