189th Infantry Brigade (United States)

189th Infantry Brigade
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active24 June 1921 – 8 October 1945
9 January 1948 – 15 September 1951
1 March 1952 – 1 April 1959
24 October 1997 – 16 October 1999
1 December 2007 – present
CountryUnited States
BranchRegular Army and Reserve
TypeInfantry
RoleTraining
SizeBrigade
Part ofDivision West, First Army
Garrison/HQJoint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
Nickname(s)"Bayonet Brigade"[1]
Motto(s)Swift and Lethal
EngagementsWorld War II
DecorationsArmy Superior Unit Award
Commanders
Current
commander
COL Lou Kangas[1]
CSM Victor Benavides
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Designated but not authorized shoulder sleeve insignia
Colonel Mark Fields, former commander of the 189th Infantry Brigade explains training doctrine and other information about provincial reconstruction teams to media.

The 189th Infantry Brigade is an Infantry brigade of the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. It is a training brigade subordinate to First Army.

Originally organized as a part of the 95th Infantry Division for World War I, the brigade never saw combat in that conflict. Kept active and in the reserve through much of the 20th century, the brigade in name was reorganized into a different unit for fighting during World War II. Seeing numerous moves, activations and deactivations, the brigade has been used principally as a training unit for most of its existence. Reactivated again in 2006, the brigade is now primarily responsible for training provincial reconstruction teams and their supporting elements for deployment to the War in Afghanistan.

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