162nd Infantry Brigade (United States)

162nd Infantry Brigade (United States)

162nd Infantry Brigade

Shoulder sleeve insignia Active Country Branch Type Size Garrison/HQ Battlehonours ? - 1965 1 May 2009 - Present United States U.S. Army Training Brigade Fort Polk, LA World War I World War II Operation Enduring Freedom

Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 162nd Infantry Brigade is an active duty Infantry training brigade of the United States Army. The brigade is responsible for Security Forces Assistance Security Cooperation to deploying to Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. U.S. forces are trained to prepare foreign civilian and military security forces within Afghanistan for the transfer of security responsibilities back to the host nations. The Security Forces Assistance Security Cooperation Team Training Brigade provides rotational units with the capability to provide training, coaching, and mentoring to the Afghanistan National Army and other Afghan Security forces in Afghanistan.

162nd Infantry Brigade (United States)

Organization
Major subordinate commands of the brigade are: 1st Battalion, 353rd Regiment 2nd Battalion, 353rd Regiment 3rd Battalion, 353rd Regiment 4th Battalion, 353rd Regiment 5th Battalion, 353rd Regiment 6th Battalion, 353rd Regiment

References
Creation [1] The Institute of Heraldry: 162nd Infantry Brigade [2] (Archived [3] 2009-05-02)

References
[1] http:/ / www. army. mil/ -newsreleases/ 2008/ 09/ 25/ 12704-army-announces-force-structure-actions-for-fort-polk-la/ [2] http:/ / www. tioh. hqda. pentagon. mil/ Heraldry/ ArmyDUISSICOA/ ArmyHeraldryUnit. aspx?u=3709 [3] http:/ / www. webcitation. org/ 5gTsCr9Mo

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