196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

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196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
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Active1978-present
CountryUnited States
AllegianceSouth Dakota
BranchArmy National Guard
RoleManeuver Enhancement
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQSioux Falls Armory, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Motto(s)We Serve Proudly
Website https://www.facebook.com/196th.MEB/
Commanders
Current
commander		Col. Dennis A. Bickett
Insignia
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The 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is a unit of the South Dakota National Guard since September 2009. The unit bears the lineage of the 147th Field Artillery Brigade which was organized in May 1978 at Pierre, S.D. The unit moved to Sioux Falls in 1993. [1] The unit became the 196th MEB in September 2009.

In 2010-2011, the 196 MEB was deployed to Camp Phoenix in Kabul Afghanistan [2] providing resource management, sustainment support and construction oversight. [3]

Subordinate Units

References

  1. ↑ McKenney, Janice E. (2010). "Army Lineage Series Field Artillery Part 1" (PDF). U.S. Army Center of Military History.
  2. ↑ Linder, Sgt. Rebecca (March 7, 2001). "National Guard Movement Team keeps 196th Soldiers safe traveling in Kabul". US Army Reserve.
  3. ↑ Nedved, Sgt. Matthew (August 20, 2010). "Face of Defense: Guardsman Beats Odds to Serve". DIVIDS.
  4. ↑ "196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade". Current Ops. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
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