301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

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301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade.png
Group insignia
Active2008-
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Branch United States Army Reserve
Size Brigade
Part of416th Theater Engineer Command
Headquarters Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
Commanders
Current
commander
COL Tito Pope

301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is a United States Army Reserve unit based in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is a brigade size headquarters with a modular organization that is designed to provide support to the combatant commander within an assigned area of responsibility (AOR). The MEB is a command and control headquarters with a robust multifunctional brigade staff that is optimized to conduct support area operations. The MEB provides mission command of assigned units during peace time, homeland security, homeland defense, and civil support missions within the United States. [1] [2]

Organization

The brigade is a subordinate unit of the 416th Theater Engineer Command (Darien, Illinois). The brigade contains three subordinate battalions: [3]

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References

  1. "The Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is the Support Area Command Post".
  2. "301st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade completes an Area Support Group-Jordan rotation".
  3. "U.S. Army Reserve > Commands".