498th Corps Support Battalion
The 498th Corps Support Battalion, formerly the 227th Maintenance Battalion, provides command and control, administrative, training and life support for Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 498th Corps Support Battalion. To provide combat service support to non-divisional forward deployed units in the combat zone of korea and backup direct support combat service support to the 2nd infantry division. Additionally, provide line haul transportation support to the entire theater. On order conduct noncombatant evacuation operations.
The 498th Corps Support Battalion, as was the 227th Maintenance Battalion, is headquartered in Seoul, is a subordinate command of the 501st Corps Support Group and consists of a headquarters and headquarters Company, two maintenance companies, two supply companies and one medium truck company. Its missions include supply operation and accountability, direct support maintenance and medium truck transportation.
The colors and lineage of the 227th Maintenance Battalion were returned to the United States when the unit was re-designated the 498th Corps Support Battalion (Provisional) on Sept. 15, 1999. Since 1971, the battalion has served continuously in the Republic of Korea, fulfilling an important part in supporting the Area II community. The re-designation aligns the Unit's command and control structure to the subordinate units it manages. The 498th Corps Support Battalion (Provisional) manages two maintenance companies, two quartermaster companies, and a transportation company.
