187th Infantry Brigade (United States)

Cold War

The 94th Division was disbanded in the early 1960s, as part of continuing Army Reserve force reductions.

Thus to add flexibility to the force, and to preserve a general officer billet, the 187th Infantry Brigade was reactivated in the Army Reserve as a separate brigade on 7 January 1963 with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. From that year to 1994 it was one of only four (later three) combat Infantry brigades in the Army Reserve. As a separate brigade, the 187th wore its own shoulder patch rather than the 94th Division patch its members had previously worn.

Cold War plans called for the brigade to deploy to Iceland as part of the Iceland Defense Force if a confrontation between NATO and the Soviet Union occurred.

The brigade's headquarters was relocated on 25 October 1971 to Wollaston, Massachusetts and on 13 July 1976 to Fort Devens, Massachusetts.

Costas Caraganis was the commanding general in 1963.

Leo J. Golash was appointed commanding general in 1974.

• [[File:187th_IN_BDE_DUI.png|25px]] Headquarters & Headquarters Company
• [[File:Distinctive unit insignia of the 16th Infantry Regiment (United States).svg|25px]] 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry
• [[File:18 Infantry Regiment DUI.png|25px]] 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry
• [[File:35th Infantry Regiment DUI.jpg|25px]] 3rd Battalion, 35th Infantry
• [[File:005 Field Artillery Regiment DUI.png|25px]] 5th Battalion, 5th Artillery
• [[File:34 Arm Regt DUI.svg|25px]] 9th Battalion, 34th Armor (until 1968)
• [[File:187th Support battalion.jpg|25px]]187th Support Battalion (Company A became 987th Personnel Service Company in 1990)
• [[File:US-Engineers-Regimental Insignia.png|25px]]756th Engineer Company
• [[File:5thcav.png|25px]] Troop D, 5th Cavalry

On 14 April 1994 the 187th Infantry Brigade was inactivated as part of the Army-wide post-Cold War reductions.army.mil Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades p341

Reactivation

The 187th Infantry Brigade was reactivated as an initial entry training unit at the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri on 23 January 2007 from the 3rd Training Brigade and inactivated on 17 May 2007. The subordinate units were reassigned to the 3rd Chemical Brigade.

Its subordinate battalions were as follows:

• [[File:187th_IN_BDE_DUI.png|25px]] Headquarters & Headquarters Company
• [[File:10th INF DUI.png|25px]] 2nd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment
• [[File:10th INF DUI.png|25px]] 3rd Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment
• [[File:48 Inf Rgt DUI.png|25px]] 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment
• [[File:43 AG Bn DUI.jpg|25px]] 43rd Adjutant General Battalion

References

• "The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army"

References

1. "Headquarters 187th Infantry Brigade". History.army.mil.
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3. Isby and Kamps, Armies of NATO's Central Front, 1984
4. [https://www.ausa.org/sites/default/files/SR-1984-Regiments-of-the-US-Army.pdf Regiments of the US Army]. ''ausa.org.'' Retrieved 2024-09-24
5. "28 Jul 1963, 8 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com".
6. Choike, Allison. (24 May 2007). "187th Infantry Brigade rolls up flag". Guidon.