was temporarily inactive from June–October 2006. In September 2011, the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Armored Division deployed to Afghanistan. 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment was responsible for operations in southern Wardak Province until July 2012. In December 2013, 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment once again deployed to Afghanistan, this time to Herat province. On 6 May 2014, the Battalion Command Sergeant Major, CSM Martin Barreras, was wounded in action during an engagement with enemy personnel. He later died from his injuries. In September 2019, 1-5IN deployed to Iraq. The 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment is now part of the 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division. Lineage Main unit Constituted 12 April 1808 in the Regular Army as the 4th Infantry Organized May–June 1808 in New England Consolidated May–October 1815 with the 9th and 13th Infantry (both constituted 11 January 1812), the 21st Infantry (constituted 26 June 1812), the 40th Infantry (constituted 29 January 1813), and the 46th Infantry (constituted 30 March 1814) to form the 5th Infantry Consolidated in June 1869 with one half of the 37th Infantry (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as the 5th Infantry Assigned 27 July 1918 to the 17th Division Relieved 10 February 1919 from assignment to the 17th Division Assigned 24 March 1923 to the 9th Division Relieved 15 August 1927 from assignment to the 9th Division and assigned to the 5th Division Relieved 1 October 1933 from assignment to the 5th Division and assigned to the 9th Division Relieved 15 July 1940 from assignment to the 9th Division Assigned 10 July 1943 to the 71st Light Division (later redesignated as the 71st Infantry Division) Relieved 1 May 1946 from assignment to the 71st Infantry Division Inactivated 15 November 1946 in Germany. Activated 1 January 1949 in Korea Assigned 10 October 1954 to the 71st Infantry Division Relieved 25 August 1956 from assignment to the 71st Infantry Division Assigned 1 September 1956 to the 8th Infantry Division Relieved 1 August 1957 from assignment to the 8th Infantry Division and reorganized as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System Withdrawn 16 April 1987 from the Combat Arms Regimental System and reorganized under the United States Army Regimental System 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment stationed Ft. Lewis Washington (Known between January 1999 and July 2005) 5th Battalion 14th Infantry Regiment "Golden Dragons" reflagged and activated as 2nd Battalion 5th Infantry