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14th Transportation Battalion (Movement Control)

The mission of the 14th Transportation Battalion (Movement Control) is to provide multi-functional, expeditionary logistics capabilities for movement control, transportation, distribution, human resources, finance, and community law enforcement in support of the US European and US Africa Commands. It would synchronize Echelons Above Brigade (EAB) logistics support for all Army units south of the Alps and, on order, provide trained and ready forces to support deployed mission requirements.

The 14th Transportation Battalion (Movement Control) was first constituted on 9 April 1943 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 517th Port Battalion, Transportation Corps. The unit was activated on 4 June 1943 in England. It was reorganized and redesignated on 26 November 1944 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 517th Port Battalion. The unit served in 3 campaigns during the Second World War: Normandy, Northern France, and Rhineland. After the end of the Second World War, the unit was inactivated on 25 June 1946 is Belgium.

The unit was redesignated on 29 September 1948 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 14th Transportation Port Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army. The unit was activated on 13 October 1948 at Camp Stoneman, California. It was redesignated on 24 July 1950 as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 14th Transportation Port Battalion. The unit participated in 10 campaigns of the Korean War: UN Defensive, UN Offensive, CCF Intervention, First UN Counteroffensive, CCF Spring Offensive, UN Summer-Fall Offensive, Second Korean Winter, Korea Summer-Fall 1952, Third Korean Winter, and Korea Summer 1953. Following its service in Korea, the unit moved to Japan where it was inactivated on 25 June 1955.

While inactive, the unit was redesignated on 9 May 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 14th Transportation Battalion. The unit was activated on 25 May 1956 at Fort Story, Virginia and was inactivated there on 28 March 1963. The unit was redesignated on 29 July 1963 as Headquarters and Depot Supply Company, 14th Aircraft Depot Battalion and activated on 11 August 1963 at Atlanta Army Depot, Georgia.

Reorganized and Redesignated 25 June 1965 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 14th Transportation Battalion. The unit subsequently deployed to Vietnam, participating in 16 campaigns: Defense, Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase II, Counteroffensive Phase III, Tet Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase IV, Counteroffensive Phase V, Counteroffensive Phase VI, Tet 69/Counteroffensive, Summer-Fall 1969, Winter-Spring 1970, Sanctuary Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase VII, Consolidation I, Consolidation II, and Cease-Fire. After returning from Vietnam, the unit was inactivated on 30 April 1972 at Oakland, California.

The unit was reactivated on 16 October 1988 in Italy where it became part of the US Army's Southern European Task Force (SETAF). By 2000, the unit consisted of Movement Control Teams (MCT) in Vincenza and Livorno, as well as an Air Terminal Movement Control Team (ATMCT) at Aviano Air Base. The MCT stationed in Vicenza, Italy, as well as the ATMCT focused most of their attention on supporting the varied and numerous movements of SETAF. The third MCT in the Battalion, stationed at Camp Darby, located near the strategic port of Livorno, Italy, had the responsibility of the remaining missions. From the tranquil coasts of Brindisi to the frigid camps of Taszar, the 14th Transportation Battalion played an integral role in operations and exercised all over Europe. Moving cargo in southern Europe and northern Africa was the mainstay of the 14th Transportation Battalion based in Vicenza, Italy. The Battalion had the daunting task of providing all inland transportation for SETAF, as well as all theater level movement for all services moving in and out of the Balkans, southern Europe and North Africa.

As part of continuing restructuring of US forces in Europe, it was announced on 1 March 2013 that the 99th Transportation Detachment would be inactivated during 2013.