71st Airborne Brigade (United States)

The 71st Airborne Brigade was an airborne brigade of the United States Army and the Texas Army National Guard. The brigade was active from 15 January 1968 until 1 November 1973.

The 71st Airborne Brigade consisted of three airborne infantry battalions:
 * 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
 * 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
 * 2nd Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (United States)

On 1 November 1973, the brigade was inactivated and used to activated the 36th Infantry Brigade (Airborne).

The brigade's lineage lives on today, embodied in the 71st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade.