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26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

Field	Value
unit_name	26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
image	Yankee Division.svg
image_size	200
caption	Shoulder sleeve insignia
dates	1 September 2008 –
country	United States of America
branch	Army National Guard
type	Maneuver enhancement
size	Brigade
garrison	Natick, Massachusetts
nickname	Yankee (Special Designation)
motto	First to Fight
colors	Blue and White
battles	Operation Enduring Freedom
identification_symbol	[[File:26 meb dui.jpg	150px]]
identification_symbol_label	Distinctive unit insignia
<!-- Commanders -->	current_commander	Colonel Shawn C. Cody
command_sergeant_major	Command Sergeant Major CSM Sean Ready

The 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ("Yankee") is a combat support brigade of the United States Army. Its headquarters is maintained by the Massachusetts Army National Guard. It draws its lineage from the Headquarters Company 26th Infantry Division.

However, most of the history of the current 26th MEB stems from the 26th Infantry Division. The 26th Division served in World Wars I and II and was recreated in the Massachusetts Army National Guard after being released from active duty on 13 November 1946.

History

Constituted 18 July 1917 in the National Guard as Headquarters, 26th Division (to be organized with troops from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
1 March 1963: Redesignated as 1st Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Headquartered at Waltham, Massachusetts.
1 September 1993: Reorganized as 26th Infantry Brigade, 29th Infantry Division
2005: Reorganized into the 26th Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division
2008: Reorganized as 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), a combat support brigade, Camp Curtis Guild, MA
2016: Relocated to Private First Class Michael J. Perkins Readiness Center, Natick, MA

Units

The Brigade consists of:

Headquarters Support Company
101st Engineer Battalion
- HQ & HQ Company
- 181st Engineer Company (Vertical)
- 182nd Engineer Company (CEC-I)
- 379th Engineer Company (Horizontal)
- 189th Engineer Detachment (Asphalt)
211th Military Police Battalion
- HQ & HQ Detachment
- 747th Military Police Company
- 772nd Military Police Company
- 972nd Military Police Company
126th Brigade Support Battalion
- HQ & HQ Company
- Company A (Distribution)
- Company B (Maintenance)
- Company C (Medical)
26th Network Support Company

Campaign participation credit

World War I
- Champagne-Marne
- Aisne-Marne
- St. Mihiel
- Meuse-Argonne
- Ile de France 1918
- Lorraine 1918
World War II
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
War on Terrorism (Campaigns to be determined)

Decorations

Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes
Headquarters Company (Natick) additionally entitled to:
French Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star, World War I, Streamer embroidered LORRAINE
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered LORRAINE
French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere

References

(21 April 2010). "Special Unit Designations". [[United States Army Center of Military History]].
McGrath, The Brigade
(30 April 2015). "U.S. Army Center for Military History".

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