177th Armored Brigade (United States)

177th Armored Brigade (United States)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 177th Armored Brigade


caption=177th Armored Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
dates= 1986-1994
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= Camp Shelby
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battle_honours= World War I: St.-Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Lorraine
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identification_symbol_2_label=The 177th Armored Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve & National Guard units. The unit was formerly designated as 3rd Brigade, 87th Division. The brigade is a subordinate unit of 1st Army

The brigade was redesignated & re-missioned several times:
*In 1986, the Brigade assumed the mission as the Opposing Force (OPFOR) at the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California. The Brigade consisted of 2 battalions: 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry, & 1st Battalion, 73rd Armor.
*In 1988 the Brigade redesignated several units and activated others: 6-31IN became 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry, 1-73AR became 1-63AR. The 177th Support Battalion, 177th Military Intelligence Company and the 81st Engineer Company were activated.
*In 1994 the Brigade was inactivated and the unit was re-designated as the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.

Organization

The unit is composed of:
*HHC, 177th Armored Brigade
*Several training battalions

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/087d3bde.htm Lineage & Honors for 3rd Brigade, 87th Division]
* [http://www.armyreserve.army.mil/USARC/DIV-TS/0087DIV-TS/177ARBDE/Overview.htm USAR Overview]
* [http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/Red-Star/issues/OCT94/OCT94.HTML#History Fort Irwin's history of the OPFOR]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/87d-3bde.htm Global Security's page for 3/87th Division]


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