411th Civil Affairs Battalion (United States)

411th Civil Affairs Battalion (Tactical)
411th CA BN coat of arms
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Reserve
Type	Civil Affairs
Role	civil-military operations
Part of	304th Civil Affairs Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Danbury Veterans' Memorial Armed Forces Reserve Center, Danbury CT
Nickname(s)	'Fighting 411th' / 'Tip of the CA Spear'
Motto(s)	"Perge Modo, Restitimus"
Engagements	World War II Operation Just Cause (Panama) Operation Promote Liberty (Panama) Operation Desert Shield (SW Asia) Operation Desert Storm (Iraq) Operation Provide Comfort (Kurdistan) Operation Uphold Democracy (Haiti) Operation Sea Signal (Cuba) Operation Joint Endeavor (Bosnia) Operation Joint Guard (Bosnia) Operation Joint Forge (Bosnia) Operation Joint Guardian (Kosovo) Operation Noble Eagle (CONUS) Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) I Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) III Operation Enduring Freedom X
Commanders
Current commander	LTC Reginald Kornegay

411th Civil Affairs Battalion (Tactical) is a civil affairs (CA) unit of the United States Army. It is based at Danbury, Connecticut. The unit includes Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta and Headquarters (HHC) Companies, all located in Danbury. The battalion has been involved in almost every conflict or major operation since Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989, most recently serving in the Horn of Africa from 2016 to 2017.

The history of the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion begins in 1945 with the establishment of the 399th Civil Affairs Group, which served in the Pacific Theatre. It was later transferred to the Army Reserve and located in Danbury, Connecticut. The 411th Military Government Company was established in 1949 and located in West Hartford, Connecticut. In 1959 the unit was re-designated as the 411th Civil Affairs Company and transferred to Hartford, Connecticut. In 1978, with the drawdown of CA forces after the Vietnam War, the 399th was deactivated and its personnel assigned to the newly created Detachment 1 of the 411th CA Company, still located in Danbury. In 1991, the 411th was reconstituted as a battalion and consolidated in Danbury the following year.

In late 1989, various 411th soldiers volunteered for service in Operations Just Cause and Promote Liberty in Panama. In December 1990 teams were mobilized and deployed to Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in support of the storied 3rd Armored Division, which was part of the VII Corps effort to liberate Kuwait. Several 411th soldiers also participated in Operation Provide Comfort to support humanitarian operations in Kurdistan (northern Iraq and neighboring Turkey).