26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

The 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ("Yankee") is an Combat support brigade of the United States Army. Its headquarters is maintained by the Massachusetts Army National Guard. It is the modern incarnation of the 26th Infantry Division.

History

 * 18 July 1917: First constituted as an infantry division
 * 22 August 1917: Formally activated for service in World War I
 * 3 May 1919: Demobalized at Camp Devens, Massachusetts
 * 16 January 1941: Activated for service in World War II
 * 29 December 1945: Inactivated at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts
 * 13 November 1946: Released From Active Duty, and returned to the Massachusetts Army National Guard
 * 18 March 1957: Headquartered at Dorchester, Massachusetts
 * 1 March 1963: Redesignated as 1st Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Headquartered at Waltham, Massachusetts.
 * 1 September 1993: Reorganized as 26th Infantry Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division
 * 1995: Assigned as 26th Brigade of the 29th Infantry Division
 * 2005: Reorganized into the 26th Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division
 * 1 September 2008: Reorganized into the 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

Units
It appears that the Brigade includes the 101st Engineer Battalion, may include a Military Police Battalion, and also may have some sort of administrative relationship with 1st Squadron, 182nd Cavalry.