189th Infantry Brigade
| 189th Infantry Brigade | |
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| Active | 24 June 1921 – 8 October 1945 9 January 1948 – 15 September 1951 1 March 1952 – 1 April 1959 24 October 1997 – 16 October 1999 1 December 2007 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Army Reserve |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Training |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | Division West, First Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington |
| Nickname(s) | "Bayonet Brigade" |
| Motto(s) | Swift and Lethal |
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| Current commander |
COL James P. Isenhower CSM Thomas C. Kenny |
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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.
Originally organized as a part of the 95th Infantry Division for World War I, the brigade never saw combat in that conflict. Kept active and in the reserve through much of the 20th century, the brigade in name was reorganized into a different unit for fighting during World War II. Seeing numerous moves, activations and deactivations, the brigade has been used principally as a training unit for most of its existence. Reactivated again in 2006, the brigade is now primarily responsible for training provincial reconstruction teams and their supporting elements for deployment to the War in Afghanistan.
The 189th Infantry Brigade was first constituted and activated on 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves, and assigned to the 95th Division. The brigade was organized in 1922 at Muskogee, Oklahoma. However, it would never be mobilized for World War I, and thus never received participation credit for the action. It would stay active as a reserve brigade for the interwar period, but it would never be used.
On 23 March 1925 the formation was reorganized as the 189th Brigade. On 24 August 1936 the formation was reorganized again as the 189th Infantry Brigade. In 1940, the brigade's headquarters was changed to McAlester, Oklahoma.
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