▁it ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁from ▁assignment ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁and ▁assigned ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁Air bor ne ▁Brigade ▁on ▁Ok ina wa . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁ 2 - 5 0 3 rd ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁and ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁( A ir bor ne ), ▁ 5 0 3 rd ▁Infantry . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 - 5 0 3 d ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁Air bor ne ▁Division ▁at ▁Fort ▁Campbell , ▁Kentucky ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 d ▁B de ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 - 5 0 3 d ▁and ▁ 3 - 1 8 7 th . ▁ ▁From ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁ 2 - 5 0 3 rd ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Camp ▁H ove y , ▁Korea , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 - 5 0 3 rd , ▁as ▁a ▁Light ▁Infantry ▁batt alion . ▁ ▁T ogether , ▁the ▁two ▁batt al ions ▁compr ised ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁the ▁batt alion ▁participated ▁in ▁annual ▁rot ations ▁for ▁pat rol , ▁guard post , ▁and ▁quick - re action ▁force ▁duty ▁at ▁the ▁DM Z . ▁ ▁Line age