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48th Chemical Brigade (United States)

FieldValue
unit_name48th Chemical Brigade
image48ChemicalBdeSSI.svg
image_size150
caption48th Chemical Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
dates12 March 1942 (as HHC, 81st Chemical Battalion) – present
countryUnited States
branch
roleChemical Defense
sizeBrigade
command_structure[20th CBRNE Command](20th-cbrne-command)
nicknameSpartans
motto"TO PROTECT THE NATION"
battlesNormandy (with arrowhead)
decorationsPresidential Unit Citation (Army)
websitehttps://home.army.mil/cavazos/units-tenants/48th-chemical-brigade
current_commanderColonel Johannie San Miguel
commander4Command Sergeant Major Chylander S. Cummings
identification_symbol[[File:48th CHEMICAL BRIGADE DUI.jpg100px]]
garrisonFort Hood, Texas

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The 48th Chemical Brigade is a United States Army brigade located at Fort Hood, Texas and subordinate to the 20th CBRNE Command. The 48th Chemical Brigade is the only active duty CBRN defense brigade in the Army. The Brigade is tasked to discover, counter, and neutralize chemical, biological or nuclear threats. The Brigade was activated 16 September 2007, under the command of Colonel Vance P. (Phil) Visser and CSM E. Donald Moten.

Lineage

The 48th Chemical Brigade began as the HHC, 81st Chemical Battalion on 12 March 1942 at Fort DA Russell, Texas. It was redesignated several times during World War II until its deactivation 7 November 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The unit was reactivated at HHC, 81st Chemical Group and went through several reorganizations until it was again deactivated 12 September 1962 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

The Brigade was again activated 14 January 2000 as the 48th Chemical Brigade and activated 16 September 2007 at Fort Hood, Texas.

Organization

  • [[File:48ChemicalBdeSSI.svg|71x71px]] 48th Chemical Brigade, Fort Hood (TX)
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Hood (TX)
    • [[File:2 Chem Bn DUI.png|53x53px]] 2nd Chemical Battalion, Fort Hood (TX)
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Hood (TX)
      • 63rd Chemical Company, Fort Campbell (KY)
      • 172nd Chemical Company, Fort Riley (KS)
      • 181st Chemical Company, Fort Hood (TX)
    • [[File:22 Chem Bn DUI.jpg|58x58px]] 22nd Chemical Battalion, Fort Bliss (TX)
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Bliss (TX)
      • 10th Chemical Company, Fort Carson (CO)
      • 44th Chemical Company, Fort Bliss (TX)
    • [[File:83ChemBnDUI.jpg|50x50px]] 83rd Chemical Battalion, Fort Stewart (GA)
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Stewart (GA)
      • 21st Chemical Company, Fort Bragg (NC)
      • 25th Chemical Company (Tech Escort), Fort Stewart (GA)
      • 51st Chemical Company, Fort Stewart (GA)
      • 59th Chemical Company, Fort Drum (NY)
      • 92nd Chemical Company, Fort Stewart (GA)
    • [[File:110 Chem Bn DUI.jpg|50x50px]] 110th Chemical Battalion, Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA)
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA)
      • 9th Chemical Company (Tech Escort), Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA)
      • 11th Chemical Company (Tech Escort), Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA)
      • 45th Chemical Company, Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA)

The 83rd Chemical Battalion was formerly the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, which fought with the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Ranger Battalions in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy until those three battalions were destroyed during Operation Shingle. They were part of the 6615th Ranger Force which also included the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion. The lineage of the 2nd Chemical Battalion (CBRN) goes back to the 30th Engineer Regiment (Gas and Flame), formed in 1917. The battalion and its predecessor units fought in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Commanders

  • Colonel Vance P. (Phil) Visser (2007–2009)
  • Colonel Eric Brigham (2009–2011)
  • Colonel Maria Zumwalt (2011–2013)
  • Colonel Sven Erichsen (2013–2015)
  • Colonel Christopher Cox (2015–2017)
  • Colonel Christopher Hoffman (2017–2019)
  • Colonel W Maria Bochat (2019–2021)
  • Colonel Alexander C. Lovasz (2021–2023)
  • Colonel Johannie San Miguel (2023–Present)

Command Sergeants Major

  • CSM Donald Moten (2007–2011)
  • CSM Kenneth M. Graham (2011–2013)
  • CSM Kendall Owens (2013–2015)
  • CSM Christopher Williams (2015–2017)
  • CSM Ronrico Hayes (2017–2020)
  • CSM William F. Allen III (2020–2022)
  • CSM Chesley L. Baird, Jr (2022-2023)
  • CSM Chylander S. Cummings (2023-Present)

References

References

  1. U.S. Army Fort Hood. "48th Chemical Brigade".
  2. "48th Chemical Brigade History".
  3. (2015). "48th Chemical Brigade: Subordinate Units". United States Army.
  4. "Units". 20th CBRNE Command.
  5. {{usurped
  6. "Lineage and Honors, 83rd Chemical Battalion".
  7. "83d Chemical Battalion". 83d Chemical Battalion.
  8. Graham, Heather. (18 June 2009). "Spartans welcome new commander". Fort Hood Sentinel.
  9. Stairrett, Amanda Kim. (15 June 2011). "Zumwalt assumes 48th Chemical Brigade command". [[Killeen Daily Herald]].
  10. Janes, Brandon. (3 July 2013). "Erichsen leaves Pentagon, takes command of brigade". Killeen Daily Herald.
  11. Ham, Walter. (17 July 2015). "48th Chemical Brigade holds change of command". Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System.
  12. Fort Hood Sentinel, 48th Chem Bde Changes Hands, June 20, 2019
  13. "48th Chemical Brigade :: U.S Army Fort Hood".
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