to operate as part of Combined Team Urozgan in southern Afghanistan. While in Afghanistan, the unit was assigned the dual missions of continuing patrols in the vicinity of Tarin Kowt and Deh Rawod to disrupt the Taliban insurgency and to train Afghan National Police forces in order to assume responsibility for taking over security of the region. The battalion redeployed with the rest of the 170th Infantry Brigade to home station at Baumholder, Germany at the end of 2011. In February 2012, the 170th Infantry Brigade was selected for withdrawal from Europe before the end of the year. The brigade headquarters and all the assigned units of the brigade, including 4–70 Armor, were inactivated on 9 October 2012 as part of the drawdown. On 9 October 2014, the 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor was reactivated and became a Combined Arms Battalion in the 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. On 20 June 2019, the 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment was reflagged as the 4th Battalion, 70th Armor at a ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas, becoming part of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. Unit awards and decorations Presidential Unit Citation, 6–28 June 1944, War Department General Order 85–44. Company D, Company C – Presidential Unit Citation, 16 November-4 December 1944, War Department General Order 37–46. Belgian Fourragère: 7–13 September 1944 and 16–21 December 1944, Department of the Army General Order 43–50. Occupation Credit, 2 May-27 December 1945, Germany. 2nd Platoon and 3rd Platoon, Company C – Presidential Unit Citation, 21–27 September 1950, Department of the Army General Order 35–50. 2nd Platoon, Company A – Presidential Unit Citation, 15 February 1951, Department of the Army General Order 38–52. Company C – Presidential Unit Citation, 3–12 October 1951, Department of the Army General Order 74–52. Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation: 16–26 August 1950, Department of the Army General Order 55–54. Bravery Gold Medal of Greece: during period of war, Korea, Department of the Army General Order 2–56. 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor – Valorous Unit Award, 26–28 February 1991, Department of the Army General Orders 12–94. 4th Battalion, 70th Armor – Valorous Unit Award, 26–28 February 1991, Department of the Army General Orders 27–94. 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor – Presidential Unit Citation, 19 March-1 May 2003, Department of the Army General Orders 2010–22. 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor – Valorous Unit Award, 1 September-30 November 2003, Department of