38th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade

38th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade
(2 August 2016–present)

38th Separate Guards Mobile Brigade
(1 September 1995–2 August 2016)

38th Separate Guards Airborne Brigade
(1 June 1990–1 September 1995)

38th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade
(October 1979–1 June 1990)
38th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade; (2 August 2016–present) 38th Separate Guards Mobile Brigade ; (1 September 1995–2 August 2016) 38th Separate Guards Airborne Brigade ; (1 June 1990–1 September 1995) 38th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade; (October 1979–1 June 1990)
Active	1979–present
Country	Soviet Union (1979–1992); Belarus (1992–present)
Branch	Soviet Ground Forces (1979–1990); Soviet Airborne Forces (1990–1992); Spetsnaz of Belarus (2003–present)
Type	Airborne
Size	Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Brest
Decorations	Order of the Red Banner
Honorifics	Brest; Vienna;
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Dmitry Ptashnik
Notable; commanders	Vadim Denisenko

The 38th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade is a Special forces brigade of the Armed Forces of Belarus. It is currently based in Brest. The brigade was originally formed from the elements of the disbanded 105th Guards Vienna Airborne Division in 1979 as the 38th Separate Guards Air Assault Brigade. In 1990, it was transferred to the Soviet airborne and renamed the 38th Separate Guards Airborne Brigade. In January 1992, it was taken over by Belarus and was later renamed the 38th Guards Mobile Brigade. The brigade was renamed the 38th Guards Air Assault Brigade in 2016.

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