The brigade supports operations conducted by the 82nd Airborne Division.

Due to its total communications capabilities, the brigade can support the full spectrum of operations ranging from combat to peacekeeping to humanitarian.

Most recently, the brigade supported Operation Desert Thunder in 1998 with a brigade task force.

The brigade is supporting Iraqi police logistics, personnel management, maintenance, budget, operations, training, leadership and judicial integration.

Therefore the Mantova division command disbanded on 1 October 1986 and its brigades and supports units came under direct command of the 5th Army Corps.

The brigade supported combat elements moving through An Najaf, clearing roads and pathways of debris and obstacles to allow rapid movement through the city.

Despite bad climatic and topographic conditions, the brigade supported the defence of the Carpathians and hindered Russian access to Hungary.

Twelve brigades of field artillery supported each division, which brought the artillery support available to II Corps to approximately 1,000 guns.

An additional brigade would support the advance while a Para battalion could be airdropped to Tangail to cut off Pakistani forces.

The 165th brigade was in reserve securing Balurghat and would support either brigade if needed.