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In 2005 and 2006 the Army's transition to modular units led to the designation of 2nd Brigade as the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team. As of 2024, the task organization consists of: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in Washington, Pennsylvania; 1st Squadron, 104th Cavalry Regiment, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The 56th SBCT is one of nine Stryker Brigade Combat Teams in the United States Army and for many years, until the conversion of 81st SBCT, it was the only reserve component Stryker unit in the Army. It is one of five brigades of the 28th Infantry Division, and provides light infantry land assets for both federal and state active duty missions.
In 2001, the 56th Brigade was selected as the only reserve component Brigade to be equipped with the Stryker armored personnel carrier, out of seven in the entire United States Army. The brigade was reflagged the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team on 24 October 2004 at Fort Indiantown Gap's Muir Army Airfield. [23]
The 55th MEB was once the 55th Heavy Brigade Combat Team "strike brigade" subordinate to the 28th ID, as the 55th MEB is today. [2] Its headquarters is in Scranton, PA. [3] Pennsylvania's 7th Division moved to Camp Hancock, Georgia, in April 1917, and was there when the entire division was federalized on 5 August 1917. From May to 11 October ...
After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, eight Army and Air Guard units from Pennsylvania [6] were mobilized for duty during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Among ANG units involved were the 193rd Special Operations Wing , flying C-130s modified to transmit radio and television signals, and the 171st Air Refueling Wing .
28th Signal Battalion is a battalion of the US Army formed on 12 September 1908 in Pennsylvania as a National Guard unit at Pittsburgh as Company A, Signal Corps. It served alongside the regular army under Federal control several times, most notably during World War I, World War II, and the Cold War from 1950. Its home area is Southwestern ...
In 1996 the group provided combat service support to an active-duty brigade during a field training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana. In 1997, the group Headquarters Company sent 50 members to Hungary to support the Stabilisation Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (S-FOR). Throughout the past decade, Group ...
The 65th Infantry Division—nicknamed the "Battle-Axe Division"—was an infantry division of the United States Army that served in World War II. Its shoulder patch is a white halberd on a blue shield. The entire length of Pennsylvania Route 65 is named the 65th Infantry Division Memorial Highway in its honor.