▁the ▁force ▁on ▁force ▁exer cis es ▁of ▁the ▁tests . ▁All ▁of ▁this ▁work ▁made ▁important ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁highly ▁effective ▁heavy ▁force ▁capabilities ▁that ▁deployed ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁following ▁Ira q ▁Wars . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 d ▁Battalion , ▁ 5 8 th ▁Infantry ▁was ▁activ ated ▁at ▁Fort ▁H ood , ▁Texas ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 d ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Brigade ▁ 7 5 , ▁a ▁program ▁that ▁station ed ▁a ▁forward ▁brig ade ▁in ▁Europe ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁three ▁brig ades ▁at ▁Fort ▁H ood . ▁The ▁batt alion ▁deployed ▁to ▁H ohen f els ▁Training ▁Area ▁in ▁Germany ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁rot ations ▁in ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁re deploy ed ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁remaining ▁at ▁Fort ▁H ood ▁until ▁in activ ation ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁unit ▁was ▁activ ated ▁at ▁Fort ▁Ben ning , ▁Georgia ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Training ▁and ▁Do ctrine ▁Command . ▁ ▁The ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁was ▁originally ▁approved ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁Jun ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁am ended ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁Mar ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁to