Current Disposition
Two battalions of the regiment are still in service in the Regular Army.
- 1–66 AR is assigned to the 1st Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division at Ft. Carson. The First Battalion has participated in combat operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom and in Operation Enduring Freedom.
- 3–66 AR is assigned to the 172nd Infantry Brigade (Separate) and garrisoned out of Grafenwoehr, Germany. The unit was deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 08-10 in Kurkush, Iraq and Diyala province. Additionally, Task Force 3-66 AR completed a deployment to Paktika Province, Afghanistan from July 2011 to June 2012. Task Force 3-66 AR will deactivate along with its parent headquarters, the 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade, in June of 2013. At the time of deactivation, it will be the last American Armored formation on the European Continent.
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