188th Infantry Brigade (United States)

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unit_name= 188th Infantry Brigade


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dates= ??-1999
2007-Present
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The 188th Infantry Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve and National Guard units East of the Mississippi River. The unit was formerly designated as 4th Brigade, 87th Division.

The brigade was redesignated and re-missioned several times:
*In 1999 the 188th was merged with the 4th Brigade, 87th Division and carried that name and lineage.

Organization

The unit is composed of:
*HHC, 188th Infantry Brigade
*1-306 (IN) - Fort Stewart, GA
*1-347 (CS/CSS) - Fort Gillem, GA
*2-306 (FA) - Fort Stewart, GA
*2-349 (LSB) - Fort Stewart, GA
*3-345 (CS/CSS) - Fort Gillem, GA

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/087d4bde.htm Lineage & Honors for 4th Brigade, 87th Division]