Police Brigade. For their actions while deployed, they would be awarded the Texas Cavalry Medal, several Texas Purple Heart Medals, as well as an Army Meritorious Unit Commendation. They would remain in Iraq until May of 2005, after they had been re-flagged to the 36th Infantry Division. For the time before the de-activation of the 49th Armored Division, these soldiers were the first and only soldiers to see action in the Division's history. Organization 1989 The division was reorganized as a heavy division in 1985 under the Army of Excellence structure together with the 50th Armored and the 35th and 40th Infantry Divisions. Thus, the division included four mechanized and six armor battalions by 1989. Due to equipment security concerns, the Army Reserve 549th Military Intelligence Battalion fulfilled the electronic warfare and intelligence role for the division, as in all but one of the National Guard divisions. On 1 June 1988 the division ceded some of its units, including the 1st Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery to the 36th Brigade, 50th Armored Division, which had been activated on that day. 3rd Battalion, 132nd Field Artillery was reactivated at El Paso to replace the 1st Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery. 49th Armored Division, Austin Headquarters & Headquarters Company 1st Brigade, San Antonio Headquarters & Headquarters Company 6th Battalion, 112th Armor, El Campo 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry, San Antonio 2nd Battalion, 141st Infantry, Corpus Christi 2nd Brigade, Fort Worth Headquarters & Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion, 112th Armor, Fort Worth 3rd Battalion, 112th Armor, Brownwood 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry, Amarillo 3rd Brigade, Dallas Headquarters & Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 112th Armor, Dallas 4th Battalion, 112th Armor, Dallas 5th Battalion, 112th Armor, Marshall 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry, Terrell 49th Aviation Brigade, Houston Headquarters & Headquarters Company 1st Squadron, 124th Cavalry (Reconnaissance), Waco 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation (Attack), Houston Company D, 149th Aviation (Command Support), San Antonio Company E, 149th Aviation (Assault), Dallas (UH-1H Iroquois) 49th Armored Division Artillery (DIVARTY), San Antonio Headquarters & Headquarters Battery 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Wichita Falls (12 × M110A2 203mm self-propelled howitzers) 3rd Battalion, 132nd Field Artillery, San Angelo (18 × M109A3 155mm self-propelled howitzers) 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery, El Paso (18 × M109A3 155mm self-propelled howitzers) 4th Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery, New Braunfels (18 × M109A3 155mm self-propelled howitzers) Battery E, 133rd Field Artillery (Target Acquisition), San Antonio 49th Armored Division Support Command (DISCOM), Austin Headquarters & Headquarters