316th Cavalry Brigade

316th Cavalry Brigade
316th Cavalry Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
ActiveSeptember, 1942 – present
Country United States
BranchRegular Army
RoleTraining
Size1,100[1]
Part of U.S. Army Armor School
Garrison/HQFort Moore, Georgia
Motto(s)"Perditor-Oris" (Latin: Destroyer)
ColorsScarlet and White
EngagementsWorld War II
Cold War
DecorationsArmy Superior Unit Award 2010-2011
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Justin D. Harper [2]
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Jeffrey C. Davis [3]
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 316th Cavalry Brigade of the United States Army is the brigade responsible for the training of U.S. Army Cavalry and Armor officers and non-commissioned officers.[1] The 16th Cavalry Regiment was redesignated as this unit in July 2010.[2] The 316th Cavalry Brigade is currently assigned to Fort Moore, Georgia, in accordance with the Base Realignment and Closure of 2005.

  1. ^ a b "316th Cavalry Brigade", http://www.benning.army.mil/armor/316thCav/ Fort Benning.
  2. ^ a b "Regiment re-designated as 316th Cavalry Brigade", http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2010/07/19/1199636/regiment-re-designated-as-316th.html The Bayonet. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ , http://www.benning.army.mil/armor/316thCav/ Retrieved 8 June 2018.