48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)
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| 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team | |
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| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States Army |
| Branch | Army National Guard |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Macon, Georgia |
| Engagements | American Civil War, Iraq War |
The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an infantry brigade of the United States Army National Guard of Georgia.
One of the oldest units in US Army history, the lineage of the 48th Infantry Brigade can be traced back to 1825. It is one of few units in the US Military with the distinction of having served two nations, as it was mustered into service by the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
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[edit] History
The 48th Infantry Brigade (Enhanced) (Mechanized) was originally organized on April 23, 1825, at Macon, Georgia as the "Macon Volunteers, Georgia Volunteer Militia". It mustered into Federal service on February 18, 1836, at Picolata, Flordia, as "Captain Seymor's Company, 1st Battalion Georgia Volunteers".
The unit was brought into Confederate service on April 20, 1861 at Macon. It reorganized on April 11, 1872 at Macon, GA, as the Macon Volunteers, then redesignated on December 21, 1899, as Georgia State Troopers; and on October 1, 1905 as the Georgia National Guard.
The unit was drafted into Federal Service in August 1917 as Company B, 151st Machine Gun Battalion, an element of the 42nd Division. It demobilized in May 1919 at Camp Gordon, Georgia.
It was inducted into Federal service on September 16, 1940 at Macon, and was and redesignated on February 24, 1942 as the 30th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop while remaining assigned to the 30th Infantry Division. It inactivated on November 17, 1945.
From 1945 to 1973, the Brigade underwent a series of redesignations culminating in its current form, the 48th Infantry Brigade.
The unit was inducted into Federal service on November 30th, 1990 at Fort Stewart, GA. That year, more than 4,500 members of the unit were mobilized to participate in Operation Desert Storm. The unit successfully completed the most intensive training ever conducted at the Army's National Training Center in California, and was first and only National Guard combat brigade validated as combat ready for the Gulf War. The conflict ended before the brigade was employed in the Persian Gulf. It subsequently demobilized on April 10, 1991 at Fort Stewart, GA.
In June 1999, the 48th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) became part of the newly re-flagged 24th Infantry Division.
The unit also has a training associate relationship with the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized).
Elements of the 48th Infantry Brigade deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina for Stabilization Force (SFOR) Rotation 9 to provide support operations for Task Force Eagle (United States contingent to United Nations Operations in support of Dayton Peace Accord). The SFOR9 rotation was scheduled from April to October 2001. The Georgia units were mobilized under a Presidential Selective Reserve Call Up. While other National Guard units have participated in the Bosnia operations in the past, the 48th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) was among the first National Guard combat units of this size and capability to take over such a large and significant portion of the mission.
The 48th Brigade Combat Team mobilized again in 2004 for combat operations in support of the Global War on Terrorism. In May 2005 the unit began deploying to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and experienced some of the fiercest combat actions in the campaign. On April 20, 2006, at Ft. Stewart, more than 4,000 members of the brigade returned home after a year of combat operations in Iraq. The April 20th arrival marked the first of nearly a dozen flights over the subsequent four weeks that brought the soldiers back to Georgia.
In December 2007, the Georgia National Guard's 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (BCT), which returned from Iraq in the summer of 2006, was alerted that it will be deployed to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). This rotation reflects the continued U.S. commitment to assisting in the security of Afghanistan and the development of the Afghan National Security Forces. Afghan forces continue to improve capability and assume responsibility for security. Force levels in Afghanistan continue to be conditions-based, and are determined based on the recommendations of military commanders in Afghanistan and in consultation with the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
[edit] Order of Battle
[edit] Current
- 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry
- 1st Squadron, 108th Cavalry (RSTA)
- 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery
- 148th Brigade Support Battalion
- 48 BCT Special Troops Battalion
[edit] Pre-Modular
- 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry
- 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry
- 1st Battalion, 108th Armor
- 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery
- 148th Brigade Support Battalion
- 648th Engineer Battalion
- Troop E, 108th Cavalry Regiment
- 248th Military Intelligence Company
- E, 179th Air Defense Artillery
