172nd Airborne

172nd Infantry Brigade (United States)

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172d Infantry Brigade
172nd Infantry Brigade SSI.svg
172d Infantry Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active5 August 1917 – 15 April 1986
17 April 1998 – 15 December 2006
17 March 2008 – 31 May 2013
Country United States
AllegianceActive duty
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry Brigade
RoleMechanized Infantry
SizeBrigade
Part ofV Corps
Garrison/HQGrafenwöhr, Germany
Nickname(s)"Blackhawk Brigade"
formerly Snow Hawks(Special Designation)[1]
Motto(s)Caveat – "Let Him Beware"
ColorsBlack and Bronze
EngagementsWorld War II
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom
Insignia
Combat Service Identification Badge172InfantryBdeCSIB.jpg

The 172nd Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the United States Army headquartered at Grafenwöhr, Germany. An active duty separate brigade, it was part of V Corps and was one of five active-duty, separate, combat brigades in the U.S. Army before its most recent inactivation on 31 May 2013.

First activated in 1917, the brigade was deployed to France during World War I and used to reinforce front-line units. The brigade's actions in France during that time are not completely clear. It would later be converted to a reconnaissance unit that was deployed during World War II and saw several months of combat in the European Theater. The brigade has multiple tours of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom from 2005 until 2006 and from 2008 until 2010 and in Operation Enduring Freedom from 2011 until 2012. Its infamous 16-month deployment was one of the longest deployments for a unit serving in the OIF campaign. Most recently the brigade served a 12-month tour in Afghanistan from 2011 until 2012.

The unit has been activated and inactivated numerous times, and has also seen several redesignations. The 172nd was one of the first brigade combat teams before it was deactivated in 2006. Reactivated in 2008 from another reflagged unit, it immediately prepared for another tour of duty inIraq. Following a series of budget cuts and force structure reductions, the unit formally inactivated on 31 May 2013 in Grafenwöhr, Germany.

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