1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (United States)

1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division's insignia
Active1917-1939
1942-1943
1958-1962
BranchRegular Army
TypeBrigade combat team
RoleInfantry
Garrison/HQFort Riley
Nickname(s)"Devil's Brigade"[1]
Motto(s)Duty First
Mascot(s)Devil
EngagementsWorld War I
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War

Iraq War

Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Ian Lauer

The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division (aka, "Devil Brigade")[1] is a maneuver brigade combat team (BCT) in the United States Army. It is the oldest permanent brigade in the Army and has some of the oldest units in the United States Army.[citation needed] Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1st Brigade served in World War I, Vietnam, Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Its most notable campaigns include the Aisne-Marne, Meuse-Argonne, Picardy, Tet Counteroffensive and the Liberation and Defense of Kuwait. Since Desert Storm, the "Devil Brigade" has deployed to Bosnia, Kuwait, and to Korea to participate in a 2nd Infantry Division exercise.

  1. ^ a b "Special Unit Designations". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 23 June 2010.

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