402nd Field Artillery Brigade (United States)

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unit_name= 402nd Field Artillery Brigade


caption=402nd FA Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
dates= 1985-1996
2006-Present
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role= Training
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identification_symbol_label=Subdued shoulder sleeve insignia
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identification_symbol_2_label=The 402nd Field Artillery Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Travis Air Force Base, California. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve & National Guard units along the West coast. The unit was formerly designated as 3rd Brigade, 91st Division, and as the 402nd Brigade (Training). The brigade is a subordinate unit of the First United States Army

From 1985 to 1996, the Brigade conducted artillery training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

In 2006, as part of the Army's Transformation Plan, the 3/91st was redesignated as the 402nd Field Artillery Brigade.

Organization

The unit is composed of:
* Headquarters & Headquarters Battery, 402nd Field Artillery 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/091d3bde.htm Lineage & Honors for 3rd Brigade, 91st Division]
* [http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/04/09/2583-sailors-train-for-detainee-ops-mission/ Sailors train for detainee ops mission]
* [http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=29049 Sailors Deploy to Conduct Detainee Operations]
* [http://www.carson.army.mil/units/div_west/public/article7.html Task Force Sidewinder Adds Realism to Battlefield During CLS Training]
* [http://www.mccoy.army.mil/vtriad_online/01122007/181st_Infantry_Brigade_Reflagging_01-12-07.htm/ Brigade Reflagging article]