2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division (United States)

2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division
24th Infantry Division shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	25 February 1921 – 15 April 1970 21 September 1975 – 15 February 1996
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Mechanized Infantry
Size	Brigade

The 2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division was a mechanized infantry brigade of the United States Army. Before its most recent deactivation in 2006, it was based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. It was a divisional brigade of the 24th Infantry Division.

The brigade traces its lineage back to the 170th Infantry Brigade active as a part of the 85th Infantry Division. The 170th Infantry Brigade was active from 1921 to 1942, when it was disbanded. In July, 2009 the Brigade was reactivated in Germany.

In January 1963 the 24th was reorganized as a mechanized infantry division under the Reorganization Objective Army Division (ROAD) TO&E, which replaced the Pentomic battle groups with conventionally sized battalions, organized in three combined arms brigades. The 169th Infantry Brigade, previously assigned to the 85th Infantry Division was redesignated the 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division. The 85th Division's 170th Infantry Brigade was redesignated the 2nd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division. The 190th Infantry Brigade, previously assigned to the 95th Infantry Division, became the 3rd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division.

The division remained in Germany (Augsburg, Munich) until September 1968 when it redeployed 1st and 2nd Brigades Fort Riley, Kansas, as part of Exercise REFORGER (Return of Forces to Germany) while 3rd Brigade was maintained in Germany. As the Army withdrew from Vietnam and reduced its forces, the 24th Infantry Division and its three brigades were inactivated on 15 April 1970 at Fort Riley.