5th Armored Brigade (United States)
The 5th Armored Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Fort Bliss, Texas. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve & Army National Guard units west of the Mississippi River before they deploy to conduct combat operations overseas. The unit was formerly designated as 2nd Brigade, 91st Division. In 2006, the brigade trained the Military Transition Teams at Fort Riley before the mission was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. In 2007, the brigade was reassigned from Fort Carson, Colorado to Fort Bliss, Texas.
The brigade was redesignated and re-missioned several times:
The unit is composed of:
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 5th Armored Brigade
- 1st Battalion, 360th Regiment "WarHawgs"
- 1st Battalion, 361st Regiment "Red Hawks"
- 1st Battalion, 362nd Regiment "Renegades"
- 2nd Battalion, 356th Regiment "Red Ball"
- 2nd Battalion, 362nd Regiment "Kodiak"
- 2nd Battalion, 363rd Regiment "Black Scorpion"
- 3rd Battalion, 360th Regiment "Rough Riders"
- 3rd Battalion, 361st Regiment "Mountain Warriors"
- 3rd Battalion, 362nd Regiment "Stallions"
- CONUS Replacement Center "Vipers"
