177th Armored Brigade (United States)

• During the World War I, the Brigade was infantry and fought as part of the 89th Infantry Division.
• In 1986, the Brigade assumed the mission as the Opposing Force at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. The Brigade consisted of 2 battalions: 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry and 1st Battalion, 73rd Armor. On the NTC battlefield, the 177th portrayed the fictitious, Guards 60th Motorized Rifle Division, which was based upon Soviet Army structure and doctrine.
• In 1988 the Brigade re-designated several units and activated others. 6–31 IN became 1–52 IN, 1–73 AR became 1–63 AR. Activated were the 177th Support Battalion, 177th Military Intelligence Company, 164th Chemical Company and the 87th Engineer Company.
• On 26 October 1994, as part of the post-Cold War draw down, the Brigade was inactivated and re-flagged as the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
• Reactivated 24 October 1997 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi as an Army Reserve training unit and inactivated in 16 October 1999 and reflagged as 3rd Brigade, 87th Division On 1 December 2006 the 177th was reactivated under 1st Army-East.

  Organization

1917–1919

• Headquarters, 177th Brigade
• 353rd Infantry Regiment
• 354th Infantry Regiment
• 341st Machine Gun Battalion

  1942–1943

• 89th Reconnaissance Troop, 89th Division

  1943–1944

• Troop A, 4th Reconnaissance Squadron

  1944–1945

• Troop A, 34th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized

  1986–1988

• HHC, 177th Armored Brigade
• 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment
• 1st Battalion, 73rd Armor Regiment

  1988–1994

• HHC, 177th Armored Brigade
• 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry Regiment
• 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment
• 177th Support Battalion
• 87th Engineer Company
• 177th Military Intelligence Company
• 164th Chemical Company

  2007

• HHC, 177th Armored Brigade
• 1st Battalion, 346th Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, 349th Regiment
• 3rd Battalion, 349th Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, 410th Field Artillery
• 1st Battalion, 350th Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, 350th Regiment

  2019

• HHD, 177th Armored Brigade
• 1st Battalion, 305th Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, 305th Regiment
• 3rd Battalion, 315th Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, 346th Regiment
• 3rd Battalion, 347th Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, 348th Regiment
• 3rd Battalion, 348th Regiment
• 3rd Battalion, 349th Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, 351st Regiment
• 2nd Battalion, 410th Regiment

  Campaign participation credit

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