130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
Active	1911-present
Country	United States
Allegiance	North Carolina
Branch	Army National Guard
Role	Maneuver Enhancement
Size	Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Charlotte Armory, Charlotte, NC
Motto(s)	Ever Dependable
Website	https://ng.nc.gov/130th-maneuver-enhancement-brigade
Commanders
Current commander	LTC Robert Felicio
Command Sergeant Major	CSM Bobby J Silvers
Insignia
130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade DUI

The 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is a unit in the North Carolina National Guard. The unit carries a long lineage that takes it back to the before the First World War. In 2020, the brigade was deployed for the COVID-19 response. ^[1] The brigade responded to Hurricane Florence in 2018 ^[2] and Hurricane Helene in 2024. ^[3]

Unit History

• March 6, 1911 - Company D (Hornets' Nest Rifles), 1st Infantry Regiment, North Carolina National Guard, Charlotte, NC, served June 1916 - August 1917 Mexican Border service. ^[4]
• September 12, 1917 - Redesignated Company F, 105th Engineers, 30th Infantry Division. Demobilized April 28, 1919 Camp Jackson, SC.
• April 26, 1923 reorganized Company C, 105th Engineers, 30th Infantry Division. Federalized September 16, 1940
• February 16, 1942 redesignated HHC Co., 105th Engineers, 30th Infantry Division.
• August 1, 1942 redesignated Headquarters and Service Co., 105th Combat Engineer Battalion, 30th Infantry Division. Demobilized November 16, 1945 Camp Jackson, SC
• September 16, 1947 redesignated Headquarters and Service Co., 378th Combat Engineer Battalion, Federalized August 14, 1950
• October 28, 1954 redesignated Headquarters and Service Co., 105th Engineer Battalion, 30th Infantry Division. Demobilized February 22, 1955
• November 30, 1956 redesignated Headquarters Co., 105th Engineer Battalion
• November 1, 1973 redesignated HHC Co. 105th Engineer Group (separate)
• October 1, 1978 redesignated HHC, 30th Engineer Brigade. Federalized October 26, 2004 - April 23, 2006
• September 1, 2006 redesignated HHC, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

Subordinate Units

• 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (NC ARNG) Charlotte Armory ^[5]
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
  • 690th Brigade Support Battalion Kinston Armory
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
    • Company A Edenton Armory
    • Company B Farmville Armory
  • 295th Signal Company
  • 105th Engineer Battalion Raeford Armory
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
    • Forward Support Company
    • 151st Engineer Company Laurinburg Armory
    • 881st Engineer Company Rockingham Armory
    • 882nd Engineer Company Mocksville Armory
    • 429th Engineer Detachment Butner Armory
  • 505th Engineer Battalion Gastonia Armory
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
    • Forward Support Company
    • 875th Engineer Company North Wilkesboro Armory
    • 878th Engineer Company Kings Mountain Armory
    • 883rd Engineer Company Winston-Salem Armory
    • 258th Engineer Detachment Butner Armory
    • 621st Engineer Detachment
    • 823rd Engineer Detachment Elkin Armory
    • 1131st Engineer Detachment Mooresville Armory
    • 725th Engineer Platoon Butner Armory
  • 105th Military Police Battalion Asheville Armory
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
    • 210th Military Police Company Franklin Armory
    • 211th Military Police Company Clyde Armory
    • 514th Military Police Company CPT Christopher S. Cash Memorial Armed Forces Reserve Center | Winterville
    • 1132nd Military Police Company Rocky Mount Armory

References

1. "NC Army and Air Guard COVID-19 Response". National Guard. June 1, 2020.
2. "Army Guard comm tool kit supports Florence response". National Guard. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
3. "NC Guardsman Day 1 Response to Tropical Storm Helene". www.army.mil. 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
4. "130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade History". 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
5. "130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade". Current Ops. Retrieved July 8, 2025.