The 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team is a brigade combat team of the Mississippi Army National Guard.
History[edit | edit source]
The 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team takes its name from the 155th Infantry Regiment which dates back to 1798.

155th Brigade soldiers shortly before entering a building believed to be occupied by insurgents in an area of Al Iskandariyah, Iraq, on 5 March 2005
During its history, the 155th has served under such notable leaders as Andrew Jackson and Jefferson Davis, and has gained campaign streamers for participation in the War of 1812, The Mexican War, the United States Civil War, the Spanish–American War, World War I, World War II, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and was mobilized for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.
While the units assigned to the 155th ABCT vary in length of service, the brigade itself dates back to April 1951 when it was organized as Headquarters Company 108th Armored Cavalry Regiment. In 1968 the 108th Armored Cavalry Regiment became part of the 30th Armored Division and re-designated as 1st Brigade, 30th Armored Division.
In 1973 the brigade was redesignated as the 155th Armored Brigade when the 30th Armored Division was broken up into separate brigades.
The brigade deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III from August 2004 to January 2006.[1] During this tour of duty, the 155th HBCT suffered 15 fatalities. The brigade served under the II Marine Expeditionary Force.[2][3]
In 2009, the brigade was deployed again to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 9.2.[3][4]
ABCT organization[edit | edit source]
155th Armored Brigade Combat Team | |
---|---|
![]() 155th ABCT combat service identification badge | |
Active | 1951–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Type | Armored Brigade Combat Team |
Size | Brigade |
Motto(s) | "Dixie Thunder" |
Commanders | |
Colonel | Robert D. ("Doug") Ferguson |
Notable commanders | Andrew Jackson, Jefferson Davis |
Insignia | |
Distinctive unit insignia |
![]() |
HQ 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Tupelo, MS
- Detachment 1, New Albany, MS
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 106th Brigade Support Battalion, Monticello, MS
- Company A, Magee, MS
- Detachment 1, Taylorsville, MS
- Detachment 2, Prentiss, MS
- Company B, Camp Shelby
- Company C, Crystal Springs, MS
- Company D, Corinth, MS
- Detachment 1, Ripley, MS
- Company E, Brookhaven, MS
- Detachment 1, Gloster, MS
- Detachment 2, Collins, MS
- Company F, Grenada, MS
- Detachment 1, Charleston, MS
- Detachment 2, Cleveland, MS
- Company G, Louisville, MS
- Detachment 1, Eupora, MS
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 150th Engineer Battalion, Meridian, MS[5]
- Detachment 1, Carthage, MS
- Detachment 2, Quitman, MS
- Company A, Canton, MS
- Detachment 1 (UAS), Camp Shelby
- Company B, Meridian, MS
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery Regiment, Starkville, MS
- Battery A, Columbus, MS
- Detachment 1, Ackerman, MS
- Battery B, Kosciusko, MS
- Detachment 1, Winona, MS
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, McComb, MS
- Detachment 1,Tylertown, MS
- Company A, Biloxi, MS
- Company B, Poplarville, MS
- Company C, Natchez, MS
- Company D, Biloxi, MS
- Company E, Columbia, MS
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Squadron, 98th Cavalry Regiment, Amory, MS
- Detachment 1, Nettleton, MS
- Troop A, Pontotoc, MS
- Troop B, Booneville, MS
- Troop C, Fulton, MS
- Detachment 1, Iuka, MS
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Combined Arms), 198th Armor Regiment,[6] Senatobia, MS
- Detachment 1, Batesville, MS
- Company A, Hernando, MS
- Detachment 1, Holly Springs, MS
- Company B, Greenwood, MS
- Detachment 1, Drew, MS
- Company C, Oxford, MS
- Company D, Indianola, MS
- Company E, Clarksdale, MS
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Combined Arms), 137th Infantry Regiment, Kansas City, KS[7][8]
- Detachment 1, Junction City, KS
- Company A, Emporia, KS
- Company B, Lenexa, KS
- Company C, Wichita, KS
- Forward Support Company, Golf Company 106th BSB, Manhattan, KS
- Detachment 1, Lawrence, KS
- Detachment 2, Wichita, KS
Unit coats of arms[edit | edit source]
- 50px 98th Cavalry Regiment
106th Support Battalion
114th Field Artillery Regiment
- 50px 137th Infantry Regiment
- 50px 150th Engineer Battalion
- 50px 155th Infantry Regiment
198th Armor Regiment
See also[edit | edit source]
- 36th Infantry Division (United States)
- Armored Brigade Combat Team
- Camp Shelby
- FOB Dogwood
- FOB Duke
- FOB Iskandariyah
- FOB Kalsu
- Iraq War order of battle
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2005/02/mil-050221-usmc01.htm
- ↑ http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3827&Itemid=21
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Elsewhere 1". http://www.veteransforamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/vfa-army-bcts-2-27-092.pdf.
- ↑ http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2007/12/120507-five_guard.aspx
- ↑ "Error". http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=4434.
- ↑ "Error". http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=3026.
- ↑ "155th Headquarters Company Tupelo". https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151689655620659&set=a.10151669154595659.1073741828.131895845658&type=1&theater.
- ↑ http://www.kansastag.gov/AdvHTML_Upload/files/Annual%20Report%202012.pdf
This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors). |