76th Infantry Brigade (United States)
| 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team | |
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| Active | 1963 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 38th Infantry Division |
| Nickname(s) | Night Hawks (special designation) "Blue Devil" Brigade |
| Engagements | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
COL Robert Burke |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM Jon E. Mitchell |
| Notable commanders |
William G. Everson |
The 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Night Hawks") is a modular infantry brigade of the United States Army National Guard of Indiana. It is headquartered in Lawrence Readiness Training Center, on the grounds of Fort Benjamin Harrison.
In the buildup to World War I, the United States Congress approved the formation of seventeen new National Guard divisions, numbered 26 through 42. The states of Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia were chosen to provide units for the 38th Infantry Division. Indiana's 151st and 152nd Infantry regiments formed the new 76th Infantry Brigade. The 38th Division never deployed to Europe, and was released from federal service in 1919.
The 38th Division was activated for federal service again in 1941, with the same organizational structure that had been used in World War I. However, in 1942, the Army reorganized its structure, and the 76th Brigade ceased to exist as an identifiable military organization.
On 1 March 1963, as part of the Army's Reorganization Objective Army Division (ROAD), the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 1st Brigade, 38th Infantry Division was born. Less than 20 months later, it was restored to its 1917 designation of 76th Infantry Brigade, known as the "Blue Devil" Brigade. Since the creation of the 76th Brigade at Indianapolis on 1 November 1965, the unit has moved to Columbus, to Camp Atterbury and to Bedford, with units located throughout southern Indiana.
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