| 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade | |
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| Active | 2010-present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Arizona |
| Branch | Army National Guard |
| Type | Maneuver Enhancement |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | SSG Thomas D. Rabjohn Readiness Center | Papago Park Mil Res, Phoenix, Arizona |
| Nickname(s) | Bushmasters |
| Motto(s) | We Can, We Do |
| Engagements | World War II American Theater New Guinea (with arrowhead) Luzon (with arrowhead) |
| Decorations | Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Meritorious Unit Citation |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Col. Peter Garver |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM Geoffrey Hunt |
| Insignia | |
| 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade DUI |  |
The 158th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (158 MEB) "Bushmasters" is a unit of the Arizona National Guard since September 1, 2010. The unit traces it lineage back to the 258th Infantry Brigade, the 153rd Artillery Brigade and the 158th Infantry Regiment.
The unit began as Cannon Company, 158th Infantry Regiment of the Arizona National Guard stationed in the Panama Canal Zone as part of the 45th Infantry Division in December 1942. [1] It was during their service in Panama they earned the nickname "Bushmasters." During World War II, the unit was sent to the Pacific Theater as part of the 41st Infantry Division, where they earned three Campaign Streamers: American Theater, New Guinea (with arrowhead), Luzon (with arrowhead) and a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation in 1945.
After the war, they were reorganized in 1948 as the Heavy Mortar Co., 158th Infantry Regiment. It went through several other reorganizations until it became a HHC, 3rd Battalion, 158th Regiment, 258th Separate Infantry Brigade.
In 1967, the unit was converted to a Military Police Battalion until 1976 when it wad redesignated as the 153rd Field Artillery Group and in 1978 became the 153rd Field Artillery Brigade. The unit moved to Phoenix in 1991 and participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom earning the Meritorious Unit Citation in 2006. [2] In September 2010, the unit was redesinated as the 158th MEB.