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177th Armored Brigade (United States)

Field	Value
unit_name	177th Armored Brigade
image	File:1st Army.svg
image_size	150
caption	177th Armored Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
dates	1917–1919
1942–1945
1986–1994
1997–1999
2006 – present
country	United States
branch	U.S. Army
role	Training
size	Brigade
command_structure	[85th Support Command](85th-support-command)
garrison	Camp Shelby
decorations	Army Superior Unit Award
battle_honours	World War I: St.-Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Lorraine
identification_symbol	[[File:177 Arm Bde DUI.png	150px]]
identification_symbol_label	Distinctive Unit Insignia
identification_symbol_2	[[File:177th Armored Brigade CSIB.svg	100px]]
identification_symbol_2_label	Designated but not authorized shoulder sleeve insignia

1942–1945 1986–1994 1997–1999 2006 – present The 177th Armored Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve and National Guard units. The unit was formerly designated as 3rd Brigade, 87th Division. The brigade is a subordinate unit of First Army.

The brigade has been re-designated and re-missioned several times:

During the World War I, the Brigade was infantry and fought as part of the 89th Infantry Division.
In 1986, the Brigade assumed the mission as the Opposing Force (OPFOR) at the National Training Center (NTC) at Fort Irwin, California. The Brigade consisted of 2 battalions: 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry (6–31 IN) and 1st Battalion, 73rd Armor (1–73 AR). On the NTC battlefield, the 177th portrayed the fictitious, Guards 60th Motorized Rifle Division, which was based upon Soviet Army structure and doctrine.
In 1988 the Brigade re-designated several units and activated others. 6–31 IN became 1–52 IN, 1–73 AR became 1–63 AR. Activated were the 177th Support Battalion, 177th Military Intelligence Company, 164th Chemical Company and the 87th Engineer Company.
On 26 October 1994, as part of the post-Cold War draw down, the Brigade was inactivated and re-flagged as the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment.
Reactivated 24 October 1997 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi as an Army Reserve training unit and inactivated on 16 October 1999 and reflagged as 3rd Brigade, 87th Division (Training)
On 1 December 2006 the 177th was reactivated at Camp Shelby, Mississippi under 1st Army-East.

Organization

Organization 1917–1919

[[File:89th DUIC.jpg|25px]] Headquarters, 177th Brigade
[[File:353 Inf Rgt DUI.jpg|25px]] 353rd Infantry Regiment
[[File:354 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 354th Infantry Regiment
[[File:89th DUIC.jpg|25px]] 341st Machine Gun Battalion

Organization 1942–1943

[[File:89th DUIC.jpg|25px]] 89th Reconnaissance Troop, 89th Division

Organization 1943–1944

[[File:4CavalryRegtDUI.jpg|25px]] Troop A, 4th Reconnaissance Squadron

Organization 1944–1945

Troop A, 34th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized

Organization 1986–1988

[[File:177 Arm Bde DUI.png|25px]] HHC, 177th Armored Brigade
[[File:31 Inf Rgt DUI.jpg|25px]] 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry
[[File:73rd Cavalry DUI.jpg|25px]] 1st Battalion, 73d Armor

Organization 1988–1994

[[File:177 Arm Bde DUI.png|25px]] HHC, 177th Armored Brigade
[[File:52 INFANTRY REGIMENT-DUI.jpg|25px]] 1st Battalion, 52d Infantry
[[File:63dArRegmt.png|25px]] 1st Battalion, 63d Armor
[[File:US Army Quartermaster Regimental DUI.gif|25px]] 177th Support Battalion
[[File:US-Engineers-Regimental Insignia.png|25px]] 87th Engineer Company
[[File:Military Intelligence Regimental Insignia.png|25px]] 177th Military Intelligence Company
[[File:Chem Crest.png|25px]] 164th Chemical Company

Organization 2007

As of 2007, the unit is composed of:

[[File:177 Arm Bde DUI.png|25px]] HHC, 177th Armored Brigade
[[File:346 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 1st Battalion, 346th Regiment
[[File:349 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 2nd Battalion, 349th Regiment
[[File:349 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 3rd Battalion, 349th Regiment
[[File:410 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 2nd Battalion, 410th Field Artillery (Training Support)
[[File:350 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 1st Battalion, 350th Regiment
[[File:350 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 2nd Battalion, 350th Regiment

Organization 2026

The 177th Armored Brigade is a Combined Arms Training Brigade (CATB) assigned to the 85th Support Command. Like all formations of the 85th Support Command, the brigade is not a combat formation, but instead trains Army Reserve and Army National Guard units preparing for deployment. As of January 2026, the brigade consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company, five active duty battalions, and four reserve battalions.

[[File:1st Army.svg|21px]] 177th Armored Brigade, at Camp Shelby (MS)
- [[File:177 Arm Bde DUI.png|25px]] Headquarters and Headquarters Company, at Camp Shelby (MS)
- [[File:305 Inf Rgt DUI.gif|23px]] 1st Battalion, 305th Regiment (Infantry), at Camp Shelby (MS)
- [[File:305 Inf Rgt DUI.gif|23px]] 2nd Battalion, 305th Regiment (Field Artillery), at Camp Shelby (MS)
- [[File:315 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 3rd Battalion, 315th Regiment (Brigade Engineer Battalion), at Camp Shelby (MS)
- [[File:346 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 2nd Battalion, 346th Regiment (Training Support), at Camp Shelby (MS)
- [[File:347 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 3rd Battalion, 347th Regiment (Training Support), in Orlando (FL)
- [[File:348thRegimentCOA.png|25px]] 3rd Battalion, 348th Regiment (Training Support), at Camp Blanding (FL)
- [[File:349 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 3rd Battalion, 349th Regiment (Logistical Support), at Camp Shelby (MS)
- [[File:351st Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia.jpg|25px]] 2nd Battalion, 351st Regiment (Infantry), at Camp Shelby (MS)
- [[File:410 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 2nd Battalion, 410th Regiment (Field Artillery), at Camp Shelby (MS)

The brigade's three training support battalions and logistical support battalion are Army Reserve formations. In 2018, the brigade's 2nd Battalion, 348th Regiment (Training Support) at Fort Buchanan in Puerto Rico was transferred to the 1st Mission Support Command's Caribbean Readiness Group.

Campaign participation credit

Conflict	Streamer
World War I
[[Image:Streamer WWI V.PNG	150px]]	Saint-Mihiel	1918
	Meuse-Argonne	1918
	Lorraine	1918

Decorations

Ribbon	Award	Year	Orders
	[[Image:Streamer SUC.png	150px]]		Army Superior Unit Award		2008–2011		[[File:332-07 20121127 HRCMD CC.pdf	thumb	Permanent Orders 332-07 announcing award of the Army Superior Unit award]]

For further information see The Brigade, A History by John J. McGrath from the Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20100608031228/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/div/177arbde.htm army.mil] Official Lineage and Honors Certificate
"Company A, 52d Infantry".
"1st Battalion, 63d Armored Regiment | Lineage and Honors".
"Our units". 85th Support Command.
"Mississippi units". US Army Reserve.
"Florida units". US Army Reserve.
"Caribbean Geographical Command is a reality". 1st Mission Support Command.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402113522/http://www.first.army.mil/(S(khcx1x45z035js45pzhbo255))/documents%5Cpdf%5CFirstArmyASUA08-11PO332-07.pdf Permanent Order 332-07]

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