Guard, unit. 2nd Brigade, Fort Wainwright 4th Battalion(LT), 9th Infantry Regiment (United States) 5th Battalion(LT), 9th Infantry Regiment 205th Infantry Brigade (Light), Fort Snelling, Minnesota (Army Reserve) Headquarters and Headquarters Company 3rd Battalion, 3rd Infantry, Saint Paul, Minnesota 1st Battalion, 409th Infantry, St. Cloud, Minnesota 1st Battalion, 410th Infantry, Iowa City, Iowa 3rd Battalion, 14th Field Artillery, Sioux City, Iowa (18 × M101 105mm towed howitzer) Support Battalion Cavalry Troop Engineer Company Aviation Brigade, Fort Wainwright Headquarters & Headquarters Company 4/9th Air Cavalry Squadron 2nd Battalion, 123rd Aviation (Attack), Saint Paul, Minnesota (Army Reserve) 4th Battalion, 123rd Aviation (Combat Support) Division Artillery, Fort Richardson, Alaska Headquarters & Headquarters Battery 4th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, Fort Richardson (18 × M101 105mm towed howitzer) 5th Battalion, 11th Field Artillery, Fort Wainwright (18 × M101 105mm towed howitzer) Battery G, 11th Field Artillery, Mankato, Minnesota (Army Reserve, 8 × M198 155mm towed howitzer) 6th Division Support Command Headquarters & Headquarters Company, Medical Battalion, Supply & Transportation Battalion, Maintenance Battalion 431st Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Company, Saint Paul, Minnesota (Army Reserve) 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery, Grand Forks, North Dakota (North Dakota Army National Guard) 6th Engineer Battalion, Fort Wainwright 6th Signal Battalion, Fort Richardson 106th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Richardson 6th Military Police Company Chemical Company 6th Division Band In 1988 the airborne companies (Charlie Airborne) of 1-17 Infantry, 2-17 Infantry and 4-9 Infantry were consolidated in 2-17 Infantry, giving the 6th ID an airborne battalion. Notable operational deployments included an eight-month deployment to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt by 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, in 1990 as part of the Multinational Force and Observers. The deployment began as a six-month rotation but was extended in August 1990 due to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait which precipitated Operation Desert Shield and delayed the arrival of their relieving unit. The division headquarters was moved from Fort Richardson to Fort Wainwright (near Fairbanks) in 1990. Commanders during the Arctic activation included Maj. Gen. Johnnie H. Corns (1986–1988), Maj. Gen. Samuel E. Ebbesen (1990–1992) and Maj. Gen. David A. Bramlett (1992–1994). The division had two active maneuver brigades and the Army Reserve's 205th Infantry Brigade (Light) was assigned as the division's roundout force. The 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery of the North Dakota Army National Guard served as the division's roundout Air Defense Artillery. They were the only National Guard Air Defense battalion to ever