2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States)

2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
10th Mountain Division shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1985-present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Army
Type	Infantry brigade combat team
Role	Offensive, defensive and stability operations
Size	Brigade
Part of	10th Mountain Division
Garrison/HQ	Fort Drum, New York, U.S.
Nickname(s)	Commandos
Motto(s)	"Courage and Honor"
Anniversaries	2 October 1985 - Activation of the Brigade at Ft. Benning, GA
Engagements	War in Southwest Asia Armed Forces Expeditions – Somalia War in Afghanistan Iraq War
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Scott Himes
Ceremonial chief	Colonel Michael Plummer

The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division is an infantry Brigade Combat Team of the United States Army based at Fort Drum, New York. It is a subordinate unit of the 10th Mountain Division.

Activated in 1985, the 10th Mountain Division's second brigade's elements saw numerous deployments to contingencies around the world in the 1990s. With the Global War on Terrorism the brigade has deployed six times: initially deployed to Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Qatar in 2001, elements of the brigade later deployed from Uzbekistan into Afghanistan; the brigade deployed again in early 2003, split across Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa; the entire brigade returned to Iraq in 2004-2005, 2006-2007 and 2009-2010 before returning to Afghanistan in 2013 for its sixth deployment.

The 2nd Brigade Combat Team is a subordinate unit of the 10th Mountain Division, however its modular nature means it is capable of operating independently of the division's Headquarters and Headquarters Company.

As an infantry brigade combat team (IBCT), the brigade consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company and seven subordinate battalions stationed at Fort Drum, New York:

On 13 February 1985, the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) was activated at Fort Drum, New York, after several decades inactive. In accordance with the Reorganization Objective Army Divisions plan, the division was no longer centered on regiments, instead two brigades were activated under the division. The 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division was activated at Fort Drum while the 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division was activated at Fort Benning, moving to Fort Drum in 1988. The division was also assigned a round-out brigade from the Army National Guard, the 27th Infantry Brigade. The division was specially designed as a light infantry division able to rapidly deploy. Equipment design was oriented toward reduced size and weight for reasons of both strategic and tactical mobility. The division also received a distinctive unit insignia.