The 194th Armored Brigade is a separate brigade of the US Army.
History
In 1962, the 194th Armored Brigade was created and assigned to the US Army's Combat Developments Command to test new materiel at Fort Ord, California. It assumed the mission of the tank battalion of the 5th Infantry Division previously there. The next change occurred in the mid-1960s amid Army-wide reductions to make resources available for the Vietnam War. In a personnel-saving action, the Combat Developments Command's 194th Armored Brigade at Fort Ord was replaced by a battalion-size combat team and reorganized at Fort Knox to support the Armor School in place of the 16th Armored Group. Under the new configuration, the brigade included one mechanized infantry and two armored battalions. The brigade was cannibalized to fill out CONUS-based III Corps units deploying to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Historical composition
David Isby & Charles Kamps, Jr., record the composition of the 194th Armored Brigade in 1984 in Armies of NATO’s Central Front as including:
The brigade downsized to primarily the 19th Engineer Battalion and Task Force 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry. The task force consisted of a headquarters company that included Cav Scouts medics and indirect fire infantry, three armored companies, two infantry companies and one field artillery battery and a squadron of Apaches. The brigade was reduced to a separate battalion task force in 1993, the 2d Battalion, 33d Armor, of which at least three companies were tank and one was mechanized infantry, with sources also mentioning artillery and Bradley M-3 scout companies. 2–33 AR Task Force was finally disbanded in mid-late 1994.
Current configuration
The 194th Armored Brigade designation has been restored to active duty. It assumed command of the 1st Armored Training Brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and is now charged with the responsibility of One Station Unit Training, which trains tankers and cavalry scouts. The brigade includes the 30th Adjutant General Battalion, which primarily conducts reception operations for soldiers going to Advanced Individual Training, Basic Training and One Station Unit Training. The 194th Armored Brigade has been reactivated at Fort Benning, Georgia where it serves as One Station Unit Training. It consists of:
3d Platoon, 97th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop converted and redesignated 15 July 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Infantry Brigade, and relieved from assignment to the 97th Infantry Division; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army
Converted and redesignated 1 October 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Armored Brigade
Activated 21 December 1962 at Fort Ord, California
Headquarters activated 10 July 2007 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Campaign participation credit
World War II: Central Europe
· Parts of the 194th deployed for Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm/Provide Comfort in 1990-1991 · Parts of the 194th Deployed to Florida for Hurricane Andrew Relief in 1992 · Parts of the 194th deployed to Somalia for Operation Restore Hope in 1992-1993
