The First Army Division West is a division of the First United States Army. With its new role, the First United States Army developed two subordinate multi-component headquarters – one division to support the western United States and the other to support the eastern United States. First Army Division East

First Army Division East

First Army Division East is a division of the First United States Army. With its new role, First United States Army developed two subordinate multi-component headquarters – one division to support the eastern United States and the other to support the western United States. First Army Division West...

 was activated at Fort Meade, Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

. First Army Division West was activated on 7 March 2007, and is headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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First Army Division West was established by the Department of the Army to provide training and readiness oversight and mobilization operations for an area of responsibility spanning the states and territories west of the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

. First Army Division West is responsible for mobilizing, training, readiness oversight and deploying the United States' Reserve Component and National Guard Soldiers, and selected Sailors and Airmen along with members of multiple interagency and governmental entities.

The division is organized into eight brigades located throughout the wastern United States with 52 total battalions.

First Army Division Wast is responsible for the following eight brigades.

120th Infantry Brigade

120th Infantry Brigade (United States)

The 120th Infantry Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Fort Hood, Texas.The unit falls under command of First Army, Division West and is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve & National Guard units in Texas & the South-Western U.S....

 – Fort Hood, Texas. Formerly the 75th Division's 2nd Brigade.

166th Aviation Brigade

166th Aviation Brigade (United States)

The 166th Aviation Brigade is an aviation training brigade of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas. It is a subordinate unit of First Army - Division West...

 – Fort Hood, Texas. Formerly the 75th Division's 3rd Brigade.

181st "Eagle" Infantry Brigade

181st Infantry Brigade (United States)

The 181st Infantry Brigade is an infantry brigade of the United States Army based at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. As an Active Component/Reserve Component brigade, the unit serves primarily in a training role for other units of the US Armed forces. The brigade is subordinate to the First United States...

 – Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. Formerly the 85th Division's 2nd Brigade.

191st Infantry Brigade

191st Infantry Brigade (United States)

-Organization:The unit is composed of:*Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 191st Infantry Brigade*Several training battalionsThe 191st Infantry Brigade, was first formed as part of the United States Army Reserve's 96th Division.- Present :...

 – Fort Lewis, Washington. Formerly the 91st Division's 4th Brigade.

402nd Field Artillery Brigade

402nd Field Artillery Brigade (United States)

The 402nd Field Artillery Brigade is an AC/RC/NG unit based at Travis Air Force Base, California. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve & Army National Guard units along the West coast. The unit was formerly designated as 3rd Brigade, 91st Infantry Division, and...

 – Fort Bliss, Texas. Formerly the 91st Division's 3rd Brigade.

479th Field Artillery Brigade

479th Field Artillery Brigade (United States)

-Lineage:*Constituted 11 March 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 656th Field Artillery Battalion*Activated 20 April 1944 at Camp Rucker, Alabama*Deployed via New York Port of Embarkation 30 November 1944*Arrived in England 8 December 1944...

 – Fort Hood, Texas. Formerly the 75th Division's 4th Brigade.

5th Armored Brigade

5th Armored Brigade (United States)

The 5th Armored Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Fort Bliss, Texas. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve & Army National Guard units west of the Mississippi River before they deploy to conduct combat operations overseas. The unit was formerly designated as 2nd...

 – Fort Bliss, Texas. Formerly the 91st Division's 2nd Brigade.

189th "Bayonet" Infantry Brigade

189th Infantry Brigade (United States)

The 189th Infantry Brigade is an Infantry brigade of the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. It is a training brigade subordinate to First Army....

– Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Formerly the 78th Division's 4th Brigade.

External links

• http://www.hood.army.mil/div_west/ official site
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