464th Chemical Brigade

The 464th Chemical Brigade was a chemical unit in the United States Army Reserves from February 1972 until September 2008.

Mission

To provide command and control of two to six chemical battalions and other assigned or attached separate companies at Corps level. To provide staff planning and coordination for the combat, combat support, and combat service support operations for all assigned and attached units. To allocate units and resources in support of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance, decontamination, biological detection, and smoke operations. And, to conduct civilian decontamination in response to a domestic accident or deliberate CBRN incident.

History

This unit was constituted on October 20, 1953 in the United States Army Reserves as the 464th Chemical Group and assigned to First United States Army. It was officially activited in New York, New York on December 1, 1953. It was later inactivated on January 31, 1968. On February 22, 1972, the unit was assigned to Third United States Army and activated at Orlando, Florida. The unit was transferred from Third United States Army to Second United States Army on October 1, 1983. After being reassiged back to First United States Army on June 1987, it was reoganized from the 464th Chemical Group to the 464th Chemical Brigade. And, it was relocated to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The unit was inactivated on September 16, 2008.

Previous Commanders

The following is a list of all of the commanders of this unit from 1972 until its inactivation in 2008.

Group Commanders

464th Chemical Brigade

Motto

We Serve In Silence is the motto of the 464th Chemical Brigade. This motto connotes the silent, but deadly force of the weapons that the chemical corps was built to combat and the silent, dirty, thankless, yet life-saving job that the chemical soldier performs with the utmost expertise, dignity, and honor.

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