55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
Shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI)
Active1898–1945
1950–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army National Guard
TypeManeuver enhancement
SizeBrigade
Insignia
28th Infantry Division SSI, previously worn by the 55th MEB

The 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (55th MEB) is a maneuver enhancement unit aligned under the 28th Infantry Division (28th ID) of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. The 55th MEB, like all MEBs, is a self-contained, modular, and multifunctional support brigade of the United States Army with an ability to plug into operational formations commanded by corps or division commanders, to support brigade combat teams once deployed, and to conduct tactical level tasks and support.[1] MEBs are equipped to provide command and control for up to seven battalions that are capable of owning battlespace in combat. The 55th MEB was once the 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team "strike brigade" subordinate to the 28th ID, as the 55th MEB is today.[2] Its headquarters is in Scranton, PA.[3]

Pennsylvania's 7th Division moved to Camp Hancock, Georgia, in April 1917, and was there when the entire division was federalized on 5 August 1917. From May to 11 October 1917, the division was reorganized into the two-brigade, four regiment scheme, and thus became the 28th Division. It thus comprised the 55th Infantry Brigade (109th and 110th Infantry Regiments) and the 56th Infantry Brigade (111th and 112th Infantry Regiments).[4]

  1. ^ "APS - Additional Information on Army Related Topics". Army.mil. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ^ David Singleton, Scranton Times-Tribune, 55th Brigade Commander Reflects on What it Means to Protect and Defend, 14 May 2009
  3. ^ WNEP TV Web Staff, Scranton Colonel Reacts to End of Iraq War Archived 3 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 15 December 2011
  4. ^ McGrath, The Brigade, p.168