1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	3 January 2006 to 17 August 2015
Country	United States
Branch	U.S. Army
Role	Combat Support
Size	Brigade
Part of	FORSCOM
Garrison/HQ	Fort Polk
Nickname(s)	Guardians
Colors	Teal and Gold
Anniversaries	Constituted 3 January 2006, Activated 16 September 2007, Redesignated 1 February 2008
Engagements	Operation Enduring Freedom
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The 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (1st MEB) was a United States Army brigade located at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The Brigade was tasked to improve the movement capabilities and rear area security for commanders at division level or higher. The Brigade has deployed units for combat operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and for humanitarian assistance in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.

The MEB is a tailored combined arms force with a headquarters staff designed to plan and execute protection, movement and maneuver, and sustainment tasks. It uses its subordinate units within their specialties to conduct maneuver support operations in its area of operations (AO) and within the broader AO of the organization it supports. The MEB provides added security and defense for other units and enhances freedom of action for the supported higher command. The capability to synchronize maneuver support operations and support area operations under the MEB provides a unique set of capabilities to other Army, joint, and multinational elements. Aside from its headquarters element and the organic communications and logistics elements that form the basis for commanding, controlling, and supporting the brigade, the Brigade is a mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time available, and civil considerations-dependent organization. The MEB leverages the current modular principles and the "plug-and-play" nature of current forces to apply the right force for the mission. Typically, but not exclusively, the MEB is composed of engineer, military police, chemical, air defense, and other units that routinely function together during protection, stability, and support operations.^[1]