5th Armored Brigade | |
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![]() 5th Armored Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI) | |
Active | 1942–45 1951–56 1975–99 2006–present |
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Branch | Armor |
Role | Combined Arms Training Brigade |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | First Army Division West |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Bliss |
Nickname(s) | Dagger Brigade |
Motto(s) | Sharpen the Edge! |
Decorations | Army Superior Unit Award |
Commanders | |
Commander | Col. Johnny R. Sutton |
Command Sergeant Major | CSM Robert M. Preusser Jr. |
Insignia | |
Distinctive unit insignia | |
Designated but not authorized SSI | ![]() |
The 5th Armored Brigade is an AC/RC (active component/reserve component) unit based at Fort Bliss, Texas. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve (USAR) & Army National Guard units west of the Mississippi River before they deploy to conduct combat operations overseas. The unit was formerly designated as 2nd Brigade, 91st Division. In 2006, the brigade trained the Military Transition Teams at Fort Riley before the mission was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.[1] In 2007, the brigade was reassigned from Fort Carson, Colorado to Fort Bliss, Texas.
The brigade was redesignated and re-missioned several times:
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