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4th Cavalry Brigade (United States)

Field	Value
unit_name	4th Cavalry Brigade
image	1st Army.svg
image_size	150
caption	First Army shoulder sleeve insignia
dates	1915–1944
2006–present
country	United States
branch	U.S. Army
role	Training
size	Brigade
command_structure	[85th Support Command](85th-support-command)
garrison	Fort Knox
motto	Train for Combat!
decorations	Superior Unit Award
notable_commanders	Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
Harry Chamberlin
identification_symbol	[[Image:4cav-bde.gif]]
identification_symbol_label	Distinctive Unit Insignia

2006–present Harry Chamberlin The 4th Cavalry Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve & National Guard units that are based East of the Mississippi River. The brigade was originally formed as an element of the 2nd Cavalry Division but was inactivated after the division was broken up. The unit was formerly designated as 4th Brigade, 85th Division. The brigade is a subordinate unit of the 1st Army.

Organization

World War II

[[File:4cav-bde.gif|25px]] Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Cavalry Brigade
[[File:9 CAV DUI.png|25px]] 9th Cavalry Regiment (Cld)
- [[File:10 CAV DUI.png|25px]] 10th Cavalry Regiment (Cld)
- [[File:28 Cav Rgt DUI.jpg|25px]] 28th Cavalry Regiment (Cld)

Organization 2026

The 4th Cavalry Brigade is a Multi-Functional Training Brigade (MFTB) 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 five reserve battalions.

[[File:1st Army.svg|21px]] 4th Cavalry Brigade, at Fort Knox (KY)
- [[File:4cav-bde.gif|25px]] Headquarters and Headquarters Company, at Fort Knox (KY)
- [[File:311 Inf Rgt DUI.jpg|23px]] 1st Battalion, 311th Regiment (Training Support), in Richmond (VA)
- [[File:337th Infantry Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia.jpg|23px]] 3rd Battalion, 337th Regiment (Training Support), at Fort Knox (KY)
- [[File:340 Inf Rgt DUI.jpg|25px]] 2nd Battalion, 340th Regiment (Training Support), in Louisville (KY)
- [[File:383rd_Regiment_Distinctive_Unit_Insignia.jpg|27px]] 3rd Battalion, 383rd Regiment (Training Support), at Jefferson Barracks Military Post (MO)
- [[File:409 Infantry Regiment COA.png|21px]] 1st Battalion, 409th Regiment (Brigade Engineer Battalion), at Fort Knox (KY)
- [[File:409 Infantry Regiment COA.png|21px]] 3rd Battalion, 409th Regiment (Brigade Support Battalion), at Joint Base Charleston (SC)
- [[File:409 Infantry Regiment COA.png|21px]] 4th Battalion, 409th Regiment (Brigade Support Battalion), at Fort Knox (KY)
- [[File:410 Inf Rgt DUI.png|23px]] 1st Battalion, 410th Regiment (Brigade Engineer Battalion), at Fort Knox (KY)
- [[File:410 Inf Rgt DUI.png|23px]] 4th Battalion, 410th Regiment (Brigade Support Battalion), at Fort Knox (KY)
- [[File:411th Regiment Distinctive Unit Insignia.jpg|25px]] 1st Battalion, 411th Regiment (Logistical Support), at Fort Knox (KY)

The brigade's four training support battalions and logistical support battalion are Army Reserve formations.

Lineage

Constituted 25 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters, 4th Tank Destroyer Group

Activated 1 September 1942 at Camp Hood, Texas

Inactivated 26 October 1945 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Disbanded 5 August 1952

Reconstituted 24 October 1997 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 4th Cavalry Brigade, and activated at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Inactivated 16 October 1999 at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Activated 1 December 2006 at Fort Knox, Kentucky

Unit 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]]

Campaign participation credit

Conflict	Streamer
World War II
[[File:European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal streamer.png	150px]]
[[Image:Streamer WWII V.PNG	150px]]	Normandy	1944
	Northern France	1944
	Rhineland	1945
	Ardennes-Alsace Campaign	1944–1945
	Central Europe	1945

References

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

References

. (12 April 2008). ["Camp Lockett"](http://www.militarymuseum.org/CpLockett.html). *California State Military Department*.
"Our units". 85th Support Command.
"Kentucky units". US Army Reserve.
"Virginia units". US Army Reserve.
"Missouri units". US Army Reserve.

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