181st Infantry Brigade (United States)
The 181st Infantry Brigade is an infantry brigade of the United States Army based at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. As a First Army brigade, the unit serves primarily in a partnering and training role for Reserve Units. The brigade is subordinate to the First United States Army, headquartered at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. It has ten subordinate battalions.
| 181st Infantry Brigade | |
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| Active | 5 August 1917 – 19 November 1945 25 January 1947 – 17 May 1954 17 April 1956 – 1 May 1959 1 April 1963 – 31 December 1965 1 December 2006 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Training |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 1st Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort McCoy, Wisconsin |
| Nickname(s) | Eagle Brigade |
| Motto(s) | Docere Bellum Et Pax Pacis "To Win War and Peace" |
| Colors | Black & Red |
| Anniversaries | 5 August 1917 |
| Decorations | Army Superior Unit Award |
| Battle honours | World War I World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Current Commander | Colonel Ronald Hughes |
| Notable commanders | Major Oscar F. Miller Medal of Honor Colonel Jeffrey J. Kulp Colonel Shawn Klawunder |
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The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve and Army National Guard units in the Central-Northern United States. The unit was formerly designated as 2nd Brigade, 63rd Infantry Division. The brigade was redesignated and re-missioned several times: such as in 1999, when the 181st was merged with the 2nd Brigade, 85th Division and carried that name and lineage from October 1993 until December 2006. The 181st Infantry Brigade currently falls under the 1st Army's Division West, headquartered at Fort Cavazos, Texas.