4th Cavalry Brigade (United States)

4th Cavalry Brigade (United States)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 4th Cavalry Brigade


caption=2nd Cavalry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
dates= 1915-1944
2006-Present
country= United States
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branch= U.S. Army
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role= Training
size= Brigade
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garrison= Fort Knox
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motto= Train for Combat!
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The 4th Cavalry Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve & National Guard units in East of the Mississippi River. The brigade was originally formed as an element of the 2nd Cavalry Division but was inactivated after the division was broken up. The unit was formerly designated as 4th Brigade, 85th Division. The brigade is a subordinate unit of 1st Army

Organization

The unit is composed of:
*HHC, 4th Cavalry Brigade
*3rd Battalion, 337th Regiment CS/CSS
*2nd Battalion, 340th Regiment CS/CSS
*1st Squadron, 409th Regiment (Cavalry)
*2nd Squadron, 409th Regiment (Cavalry)
*1st Battalion, 410th Regiment (Field Artillery) (MLRS)
*2nd Battalion, 410th Regiment (Field Artillery)
*3rd Battalion, 410th Regiment (Engineer)
*1st Battalion, 411th Regiment (Logistics Support)

For further information see "The Brigade, A History" by John J. McGrath from the Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

External links

* [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lineage/branches/div/085d4bde.htm Lineage & Honors for 4th Brigade, 85th Division]
* [http://www.knox.army.mil/partners/4%2D85th/index.asp Brigade Homepage]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/4cav-bde.htm 4th Cavalry Brigade at Global Security]
* [http://www.first.army.mil/1aEast Division East (1st Army)]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/85d-4bde.htm 4/85th Division at Global Security]


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