194th Armored Brigade (United States)
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In 1962, the 194th Armored Brigade was assigned to the US Army's Combat Developments Command to test new materiel at Fort Ord, California. It assumed the mission of the tank battalion of the 5th Infantry Division previously there. The next change occurred in the mid 1960s amid Army-wide reductions to make resources available for the Vietnam War
. In a personnel-saving action, the Combat Developments Command's 194th Armored Brigade at Fort Ord
was replaced by a battalion-size combat team and reorganized at Fort Knox
to support the Armor School in place of the 16th Armored Group. Under the new configuration the brigade included one mechanized infantry and two armored battalions. The brigade was cannibalized to fill-out CONUS
-based III Corps units deploying to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm.
David Isby & Charles Kamps, Jr., record the composition of the 194th Armored Brigade (Separate) in 1984 in Armies of NATO’s Central Front as including
There were the following units assigned to the 194th Armored Brigade (Separate) in 1990.
They were:
The brigade downsized to primarily the 19th Engineer Battalion and Task Force 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry. The task force consisted of a headquarters company, two armored (M-1 Abrams) companies, two infantry companies (mechanized) and one field artillery battery (M109 SP 155mm - Battery A, 77th Field Artillery).
The brigade was reduced to a separate battalion task force in 1993, the 2nd Battalion, 33d Armor, of which at least three companies were tank and one was mechanized infantry, with sources also mentioning artillery and Bradley M-3 scout companies.
2–33 AR Task Force was finally disbanded in mid-late 1994.
The 194th Armored Brigade designation has been restored to active duty. It assumed command of the 1st Armored Training Brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and is now charged with the responsibility of One Station Unit Training (OSUT), which trains tankers and cavalry scouts. It also consists of two infantry battalions (1st and 2nd battalions of the 46th Infantry Regiment
) which conduct nine-week basic training. The brigade includes the 46th Adjutant General Battalion, which primarily conducts reception operations for soldiers going to Advanced Individual Training, Basic Training and One Station Unit Training.
, Georgia
to serve as a Basic Combat Training Brigade.
ORDER OF BATTLE
Organized in June 1922 at Concord, New Hampshire
Redesignated 23 March 1925 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Brigade
Redesignated 24 August 1936 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Infantry Brigade
Converted and redesignated 12 February 1942 as the 3d Platoon, 97th Reconnaissance Troop, 97th Division (Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 193d Infantry Brigade, concurrently converted and redesignated as the 97th Reconnaissance Troop, [less 3d Platoon], 97th Division)
Troop ordered into active military service 25 February 1943 and reorganized at Camp Swift, Texas, as the 97th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, an element of the 97th Infantry Division
Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1943 as the 97th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized
Reorganized and redesignated 15 October 1945 as the 97th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop
Inactivated 31 March 1946 in Japan
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
3d Platoon, 97th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop converted and redesignated 15 July 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Infantry Brigade, and relieved from assignment to the 97th Infantry Division; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army (remainder of troop concurrently converted and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 193d Infantry Brigade—hereafter separate lineage)
Converted and redesignated 1 October 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Armored Brigade
Activated 21 December 1962 at Fort Ord
, California
Inactivated 29 June 1995 at Fort Knox
, Kentucky
Transferred 9 November 2006 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Headquarters activated 10 July 2007 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Vietnam War
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. In a personnel-saving action, the Combat Developments Command's 194th Armored Brigade at Fort Ord
Fort Ord
Fort Ord was a U.S. Army post on Monterey Bay in California. It was established in 1917 as a maneuver area and field artillery target range and was closed in September 1994. Fort Ord was one of the most attractive locations of any U.S. Army post, because of its proximity to the beach and California...
was replaced by a battalion-size combat team and reorganized at Fort Knox
Fort Knox
Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet...
to support the Armor School in place of the 16th Armored Group. Under the new configuration the brigade included one mechanized infantry and two armored battalions. The brigade was cannibalized to fill-out CONUS
Conus
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-based III Corps units deploying to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm.
David Isby & Charles Kamps, Jr., record the composition of the 194th Armored Brigade (Separate) in 1984 in Armies of NATO’s Central Front as including
- 4th Battalion, 54th Infantry54th Infantry Regiment (United States)The 54th Infantry Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army, first constituted for World War I and existing today as a basic training unit stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia....
- 5th Battalion, 73d Armor
- 5th Battalion, 33d Armor33rd Armor Regiment (United States)The 33d Armor Regiment is an armored regiment in the United States Army first formed in 1941.-Lineage:Constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as the 3d Armored Regiment and assigned to the 3d Armored Division...
- 5th Battalion, 41st Field Artillery41st Field Artillery Regiment (United States)The 41st Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army.-Lineage:Constituted 26 August 1918 in the Regular Army as the 41st Artillery *Organized 1 October 1918 at Fort Monroe, Virginia...
- Troop D, 10th Cavalry
- 522nd Engineer Company
There were the following units assigned to the 194th Armored Brigade (Separate) in 1990.
They were:
- HHC, 194th Armored Brigade
- 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry
- 2d Battalion, 10th Cavalry
- Troop D, 10th Cavalry
- 4th Battalion, 15th Infantry
- 19th Engineer Battalion
- 75th Support Battalion
- 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery77th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)The 77th Field Artillery Regiment is an Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army. first Constituted 1916 in the Regular Army.-Lineage:Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 19th Cavalry...
- MP Platoon
The brigade downsized to primarily the 19th Engineer Battalion and Task Force 1st Battalion, 10th Cavalry. The task force consisted of a headquarters company, two armored (M-1 Abrams) companies, two infantry companies (mechanized) and one field artillery battery (M109 SP 155mm - Battery A, 77th Field Artillery).
The brigade was reduced to a separate battalion task force in 1993, the 2nd Battalion, 33d Armor, of which at least three companies were tank and one was mechanized infantry, with sources also mentioning artillery and Bradley M-3 scout companies.
2–33 AR Task Force was finally disbanded in mid-late 1994.
The 194th Armored Brigade designation has been restored to active duty. It assumed command of the 1st Armored Training Brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and is now charged with the responsibility of One Station Unit Training (OSUT), which trains tankers and cavalry scouts. It also consists of two infantry battalions (1st and 2nd battalions of the 46th Infantry Regiment
46th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 46th Infantry Regiment is a unit in the United States Army that served in WWII.-History:During World War II, the 46th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the 5th Armored Division...
) which conduct nine-week basic training. The brigade includes the 46th Adjutant General Battalion, which primarily conducts reception operations for soldiers going to Advanced Individual Training, Basic Training and One Station Unit Training.
Today
The 194th Armored Brigade has been reactivated at Fort BenningFort Benning
Fort Benning is a United States Army post located southeast of the city of Columbus in Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties in Georgia and Russell County, Alabama...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
to serve as a Basic Combat Training Brigade.
ORDER OF BATTLE
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 1st Battalion, 81st Armor81st Armor Regiment (United States)The 81st Armor Regiment currently has two active battalions, the 1st and 3rd, both of which are assigned to the 194th Armor Brigade, US Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, KY...
- 3rd Battalion, 81st Armor81st Armor Regiment (United States)The 81st Armor Regiment currently has two active battalions, the 1st and 3rd, both of which are assigned to the 194th Armor Brigade, US Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, KY...
- 5th Battalion, 15th Cavalry15th Cavalry Regiment (United States)The 15th Cavalry Regiment is a cavalry regiment of the United States Army. It was one of the Expansion Units originally established for the Spanish American War, but has been a general workhorse unit ever since.-Origins:...
Lineage of Headquarters, 194th Armored Brigade
Constituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Infantry Brigade, and assigned to the 97th DivisionOrganized in June 1922 at Concord, New Hampshire
Concord, New Hampshire
The city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
Redesignated 23 March 1925 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Brigade
Redesignated 24 August 1936 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Infantry Brigade
Converted and redesignated 12 February 1942 as the 3d Platoon, 97th Reconnaissance Troop, 97th Division (Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 193d Infantry Brigade, concurrently converted and redesignated as the 97th Reconnaissance Troop, [less 3d Platoon], 97th Division)
Troop ordered into active military service 25 February 1943 and reorganized at Camp Swift, Texas, as the 97th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop, an element of the 97th Infantry Division
Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1943 as the 97th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized
Reorganized and redesignated 15 October 1945 as the 97th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop
Inactivated 31 March 1946 in Japan
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
3d Platoon, 97th Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop converted and redesignated 15 July 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Infantry Brigade, and relieved from assignment to the 97th Infantry Division; concurrently withdrawn from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army (remainder of troop concurrently converted and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 193d Infantry Brigade—hereafter separate lineage)
Converted and redesignated 1 October 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 194th Armored Brigade
Activated 21 December 1962 at Fort Ord
Fort Ord
Fort Ord was a U.S. Army post on Monterey Bay in California. It was established in 1917 as a maneuver area and field artillery target range and was closed in September 1994. Fort Ord was one of the most attractive locations of any U.S. Army post, because of its proximity to the beach and California...
, California
Inactivated 29 June 1995 at Fort Knox
Fort Knox
Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet...
, Kentucky
Transferred 9 November 2006 to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
Headquarters activated 10 July 2007 at Fort Knox, Kentucky