37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)

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37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
37th Infantry Regiment Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active	September 1, 2007 - Present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade

The 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an Infantry Brigade of the United States Army National Guard of Ohio.

[edit] Background

It is the major combat arms unit in the Ohio Army National Guard. It is aligned with the 38th Infantry Division as part of the United States Army National Guard. It will follow in the traditions of the 37th Infantry Division, known as the "Buckeye Division."

In its transformation, it assumed a new structure in 2007. One of 34 combat brigades in the National Guard, it has two infantry battalions (1-148th Infantry and 1-125th Infantry - from Michigan) and a light reconnaissance squadron (1-126th Cavalry, also from Michigan). Assisting these units will be one fires battalion (1-134th Field Artillery), the 237th Brigade Support Battalion, and the 37th Brigade Special Troops Battalion.

This unit was placed on alert on 9 April 2007 for possible deployment to Iraq in 2008.