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205th Infantry Brigade | |
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Active | 1921–1942 1963–1994 2006–2015 |
Country | United States |
Branch | U.S. Army |
Role | Infantry, Training |
Size | Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Camp Atterbury |
Insignia | |
Distinctive unit insignia |
The 205th Infantry Brigade, was first formed as part of the United States Army Reserve's 103rd Division. It was active from 1921 to 1942 and then from 1963 through 1994, and then reformed in 2006.
It was initially formed within the Organized Reserve Corps in Arizona and New Mexico, including the 409th and 410th Regiments. Its sister brigade within the 103rd Division was the 206th Brigade in Colorado, which included the 411th and 412th Regiments.
Army Superior Unit Award for service from 1 June 2008 to 30 September 2011
The brigade was organized as a separate infantry brigade in Minnesota and Iowa. It was later assigned as a roundout element for the 6th Infantry Division (Light) in Alaska and served as the only light infantry brigade in the Army Reserve. The Brigade consisted of:
In December 2006, the 205th Infantry Brigade was activated using the personnel and assets of 3rd Brigade, 85th Division (Training Support) and assumed the mission to train Army Reserve and National Guard units. The 205th Infantry Brigade is a multi-component team consisting of active, reserve and National Guard soldiers and DA civilians with a primary focus being post-mobilization training of U.S. Army forces bound to support Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Multi National Task Force (East), Kosovo. The brigade primarily operates and trains at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. The brigade also has the mission of training Army Reserve units in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana to ensure their combat readiness.
The Brigade was subsequently inactivated on 10 November 2015 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. [1]
The unit is composed of a headquarters company and subordinate training battalions:
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