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Long Knife Brigade reflags under 1st AD
Staff report
Posted : Friday Mar 7, 2008 19:43:15 EST
At a re-flagging ceremony March 4 on Noel Field at Fort Bliss, Texas, the 1st Cavalry Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team became part of the 1st Armored Division.
The armored brigade, formerly known as the Long Knife Brigade, was stood up at Bliss three years ago and has already logged one 14-month rotation in Iraq.
Now it has a new headquarters, a new flag and a new name — the Highlander Brigade. The 1st Armored Division headquarters element is in Iraq at the helm of Multi-National Division-North in Tikrit and will relocate to Fort Bliss in a year.
“Today we gather to recognize the 4th Brigade Combat Team’s final task here at Fort Bliss, Texas; a critical task as Fort Bliss prepares for the arrival of the 1st Armored Division,” 4th BCT commander Col. Stephen Twitty said in a press release.
The full arrival of the 1st Armored Division to Bliss is scheduled to be complete by 2012, bringing an additional 37,000 soldiers to the post, as part of base realignment and closure.
“What no one knew at the time was that the 4th Brigade Combat Team would not only make a physical footprint here in the sands of west Texas, but would also raise the bar of excellence with their phenomenal training success and gallantry in battle, both of which will be talked about for years to come,” Twitty said in the release.
As soon as the brigade was stood up in October 2005, it did a rotation at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., then immediately deployed.
Staff report
Posted : Friday Mar 7, 2008 19:43:15 EST
At a re-flagging ceremony March 4 on Noel Field at Fort Bliss, Texas, the 1st Cavalry Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team became part of the 1st Armored Division.
The armored brigade, formerly known as the Long Knife Brigade, was stood up at Bliss three years ago and has already logged one 14-month rotation in Iraq.
Now it has a new headquarters, a new flag and a new name — the Highlander Brigade. The 1st Armored Division headquarters element is in Iraq at the helm of Multi-National Division-North in Tikrit and will relocate to Fort Bliss in a year.
“Today we gather to recognize the 4th Brigade Combat Team’s final task here at Fort Bliss, Texas; a critical task as Fort Bliss prepares for the arrival of the 1st Armored Division,” 4th BCT commander Col. Stephen Twitty said in a press release.
The full arrival of the 1st Armored Division to Bliss is scheduled to be complete by 2012, bringing an additional 37,000 soldiers to the post, as part of base realignment and closure.
“What no one knew at the time was that the 4th Brigade Combat Team would not only make a physical footprint here in the sands of west Texas, but would also raise the bar of excellence with their phenomenal training success and gallantry in battle, both of which will be talked about for years to come,” Twitty said in the release.
As soon as the brigade was stood up in October 2005, it did a rotation at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., then immediately deployed.