321st Civil Affairs Brigade

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321st Civil Affairs Brigade
US Army 321st CA Bde DUI.png
321st Civil Affairs Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia
Active1949—present
CountryUnited States
BranchUS Army Reserve
RoleCivil Affairs
SizeBrigade
Part of 350th Civil Affairs Command distinctive unit insignia.png 350th Civil Affairs Command of the USACAPOC DUI.png U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (USACAPOC)
Garrison/HQJoint Base San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
MottoPeace Thru Unity
Website https://www.facebook.com/321CABrigade/
Commanders
Current
commander
COL John McGowan
Insignia
USACAPOC Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, worn by the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade and all other subordinate USACAPOC units Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command shoulder sleeve insignia.png
Former shoulder sleeve insignia of the 321st Civil Affairs Brigade USA - 321 CAB.png

The 321st Civil Affairs Brigade is a unit of the US Army Reserve as a part of the 350th Civil Affairs Command. [1] The unit was originally created in 1945 in the Army of the United States as the HHD 101st Military Government Group at the Presidio of Monterey, Calif. It was inactive from 1949-1955 when it was redesignated the 321st Military Government Group in Albuquerque, NM. It would be redesignated again twice before 1963 when it was in San Antonio, Texas as the 321st Civil Affairs Group. It would become a Brigade in 1992. [2]

In 1995-1997, subordinate units of the brigade would serve in Bosnia. In 2003-2005, subordinate units were again federalized and deployed after the September 11 terrorist attacks, probably for the War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) or the Iraq War (U.S. phase, 2003-2010).

Organization

The brigade is a subordinate unit of the 350th Civil Affairs Command distinctive unit insignia.png 350th Civil Affairs Command. As of January 2026 the brigade consists of the following units: [3]

Each Civil Affairs Battalion consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company and four civil affairs companies.

References

  1. "U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command". US Army Reserve. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  2. "US Army Civil Affairs History Handbook" (PDF). USASOC History Office. 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Our units". 350th Civil Affairs Command. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Texas units". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Florida units". US Army Reserve. Retrieved 6 January 2026.