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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 an 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 in Iraq. Following a series of budget cuts and force structure reductions, the unit formally inactivated on 31 May 2013 in Grafenwöhr, Germany. ==Organization== The brigade was a separate unit and did not report to a higher division-level headquarters, but instead reported directly to the V Corps of United States Army Europe. It consisted of six battalions and four companies.〔(172nd Infantry "Blackhawk Brigade": Blackhawk Organization ). 172d Infantry Brigade Staff. Retrieved 27 June 2008.〕 These components included two infantry battalions, one armor battalion, one field artillery battalion, a combat engineer battalion and a support services battalion. It also contained a headquarters company, a Signal company, a military intelligence company, and an armored cavalry company for reconnaissance.〔 The Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the unit was located at Grafenwöhr, Germany.〔(172nd Infantry.army.mil ), 172d Infantry Brigade Staff. Retrieved 27 June 2008.〕 The Unit also contained the 1st Battalion, 2d Infantry,〔(1–2 Infantry Homepage ), 1–2 Infantry Staff. Retrieved 27 June 2008.〕 the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry,〔(2–28 Infantry Homepage ), 2–28 Infantry Staff. Retrieved 27 June 2008.〕 the 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery,〔(1–77 Field Artillery Homepage ), 1–77 Field Artillery Staff. Retrieved 27 June 2008.〕 the 9th Engineer Battalion,〔(9th Engineer Battalion Homepage ), 9th Engineer Battalion Staff. Retrieved 27 June 2008〕 the 3rd Battalion, 66th Armor,〔(3–66 Armor Homepage ), 3–66 Armor Staff. Retrieved 27 June 2008.〕 and the 172nd Forward Support Battalion.〔(172nd Support Battalion Homepage ), 172nd Support Battalion Staff. Retrieved 27 June 2008.〕 In addition, the brigade contained three independent companies; 504th Military Intelligence Company,〔(172D IN BDE Newsletter ), 172ND IN BDE Staff. Retrieved 11 June 2009. (Archived ) 14 June 2009.〕 and Echo Troop, 5th Cavalry Regiment,〔 the 57th Signal Company.〔(57th Signal Company Homepage ), 57th Signal Company Staff. Retrieved 27 June 2008.〕 All of these subordinate units were last located in Grafenwöhr.〔(March 2008 ''Today's Focus'' 17 Mar 2008 Edition ), ''Stand To!'' Magazine. Retrieved 27 June 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「172nd Infantry Brigade (United States)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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