Headquarters Battery 3rd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery (24 × M198 155mm towed howitzer) 5th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery (24 × M198 155mm towed howitzer) 3rd Battalion, 27th Field Artillery (27 × M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System) 1st Battalion, 39th Field Artillery (Airborne) (24 × M198 155mm towed howitzer) 1st Field Artillery Detachment (Target Acquisition) 18th Aviation Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg Headquarters & Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation (Air Traffic Control) 1st Battalion, 159th Aviation (General Support) 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation (Medium Lift) 3rd Battalion, 159th Aviation (Attack) 2nd Battalion, 229th Aviation (Attack) (former 2nd Battalion, 101st Aviation) 20th Engineer Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg 27th Engineer Battalion (Airborne) 30th Engineer Battalion (Topographic) 37th Engineer Battalion (Airborne) 175th Engineer Company 264th Engineer Company (Bridge) 362nd Engineer Company 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg 503rd Military Police Battalion (Airborne) 35th Signal Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg 25th Signal Battalion (Corps Area) 50th Signal Battalion (Corps Command Operations) (Airborne) 327th Signal Battalion (Corps Radio) 426th Signal Battalion (Corps Area) 525th Military Intelligence Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg 224th Military Intelligence Battalion (Aerial Exploitation), Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia 319th Military Intelligence Battalion (Operations) 519th Military Intelligence Battalion (Tactical Exploitation) (Airborne) 1st Corps Support Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg subordination formations and units Desert Storm In 1991, XVIII Airborne Corps participated in the Persian Gulf War. The corps was responsible for securing VII Corps' northern flank against a possible Iraqi counterattack. Along with the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, 24th Infantry Division and 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, XVIII Airborne Corps also gained operational control of the French 6th Light Armor Division (LAD) (which also included units from the French Foreign Legion). During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery consisted of the 3d Battalion, 8th Field Artillery; 5th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery; and the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 39th Field Artillery. The living quarters for these three units were situated between the 82d Airborne Division and the Special Forces at Fort Bragg. Of the three units, only 1-39th was airborne qualified and served as the only fully airborne deployable 155 mm Field Artillery unit in history. The 1-39th FA and 3-8th FA were key components of the thrust into Iraq in the first Gulf War, providing fire support for the French Foreign Legion and the 82nd Airborne Division. The 5th Battalion, 8th Field Artillery also served in a major support role for 82d and French