197th Infantry Brigade
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197th Infantry Brigade
| 197th Infantry Brigade | |
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 197th Infantry Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia |
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | U.S. Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Training |
| Size | Brigade |
| Nickname | Forever Forward (Special Designation)[1] |
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The 197th Infantry Brigade ("Follow Me") [1] is an Infantry brigade of the United States Army. Currently, the Brigade is garrisoned at Fort Benning, GA as part of TRADOC. The Brigade's mission is to "access and train Soldiers and Infantry leaders, demonstrate Infantry tactics, provide subject matter expertise, develop doctrine and support the USAIS in order to provide the army with soldiers and leaders prepared to fight and win."[2]
Located at Fort Benning, Georgia on Kelley Hill, the unit mission was not only support to the Infantry School but also to specialize in desert, jungle and urban warfare. The 197th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) (Separate) was a stand alone heavy Brigade, which during the Gulf War (Desert Storm) was attached to the 24th Infantry Division out of Fort Stewart, Georgia as their third brigade. Soldiers in the 197th who are veterans of the Gulf War wear as their combat patch the patch of the 197th, not the 24th. However, The Institute of Heraldry has not yet minted a Combat Service Identification Badge (CSIB) for the 197th.
During Operation Desert Storm, the Brigade was composed of:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment
- 4th Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment
- C Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Squad, 4th Platoon, A Battery, 1st Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (attached)
- 197th Support Battalion
- 72nd Engineer Company
The 197th was inactivated within months of returning from the war, to be officially reactivated as the 3rd Brigade, 24th Infantry Division. The motto of the 197th is "Forever Forward" and the unit is unofficially known as the "$1.97" (the "dollar ninety-seven") and the "Bite the Bullet" brigade.
The current incarnation of the 197th was created by "reflagging" or redesignating the 29th Infantry Regiment. It is currently organized as follows:
- 1st Battalion (Mechanized/Stryker), 29th Infantry Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment
- Small Arms Ranges, Experimentation and Support
- Sniper School
- Combatives School
- CONUS Replacement Center (CRC)
References
- ^ a b "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-ra_ar.html. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ^ The United States Army | Fort Benning. Web. 15 May 2011. <https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/197th/>.
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