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2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion (BSTB)

As of late December, 2005, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion was primarily operating out of Forward Operating Base Kalsu, located in Iskanderyah, Iraq. The unit's two primary missions were to support 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and to support an Iraqi brigade which was being supervised and trained by the 2nd Special Troops Battalion's Military Transition Team.

Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, was activated and organized on 16 December, 2004, at Fort Hood, Texas. The battalion was reorganized from the 588th Engineer Battalion in accordance to the Army's drive towards modular transformation.

On order, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion (BSTB) deploys to a specified theater of operations, and integrates / executes the intelligence, M/CM/S, and C2 functions, in order to enable 2nd BCT (UA) full spectrum operations. The Brigade Troops Battalion includes the UA staff, a military police (MP) platoon, a signal company, an intelligence company, an engineer company, and a fire support coordination cell.

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 6 January 2005. It is a Silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a blue chevron with its center voided by a narrow silver chevron and a blue triangle abutting it from below; surmounting the device a silver dagger point down throughout with a silver lightning flash to each side of the tip in the form of a "V" and a scarlet fusil on the hilt. Attached below, a tripartite black motto scroll inscribed "FIRST IN" in silver letters.

The chevron, divided into two parts, symbolizes support, provided by the battalion; it also alludes to the unit's numerical designation, "2nd". The bayonet suggests the combat and security mission. The lightning flashes denote communication and intelligence mission. The red fusil refers to the team's deployment and mobility capabilities, wherever needed to accomplish its assigned objectives.

The coat of arms was approved on 6 January 2005. The chevron, divided into two parts, symbolizes support, provided by the unit; it also alludes to the unit's numerical designation, "2nd". The bayonet suggests the combat and security mission. The lightning flashes denote communication and intelligence mission. The red fusil refers to the team's deployment and mobility capabilities, wherever needed to accomplish its assigned objectives.