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The 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a unit of the Illinois Army National Guard , which perpetuates the history of the 33rd Infantry Division . Known as the 66th Infantry Brigade until 2005, it is one of the brigades of the 35th Infantry Division . The brigade was re-activated under the Transformation of the United States Army and subordinated to the Illinois Army National Guard . The 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployed to Afghanistan in December 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and re-deployed in September 2009.
History [ edit ]
The post-World War II reorganization of the Army National Guard included the 33rd and 44th Infantry Divisions as Illinois -based units.[1]
The 44th Infantry Division was inactivated in 1954, following its return from its mobilization for the Korean War .[2]
The 33rd Infantry Division continued until 1968, when it was inactivated as part of a National Guard force reduction. The 33rd Infantry Brigade was then created as a non-divisional organization.[3] [4]
The 66th Infantry Brigade, which had been part of the 44th Division and then the 33rd, continued in service as an Illinois organization assigned to the 47th Infantry Division .[5] 34th Infantry Division .[6]
In 1997, the 66th Brigade was reassigned to the 35th Infantry Division.[7]
As part of the Army's conversion to modular divisions and brigades in 2005, the separate 33rd Infantry Brigade was inactivated. The 66th Brigade was re-flagged as the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, which continued to be aligned with the 35th Division.[8]
Recent deployments [ edit ]
Soldiers of the 66th Brigade were activated for homeland security duty following the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks .[9]
In 2008 and 2009, soldiers of the 33d Infantry Brigade Combat Team served in the War in Afghanistan .[10]
In 2019-2020 Det 1, 2d Battalion, 122d Field Artillery Regiment supported the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment from the 33d Infantry Brigade Combat Team in the War in Afghanistan under Resolute Support- Operation Freedom Sentinel.
Task organization [ edit ]
As of 2017, the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is composed of:[11]
Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (33rd IBCT) Urbana
130th Infantry Regiment , Marion
178th Infantry Regiment , Chicago
296th Infantry Regiment . Mayagüez [12]
106th Cavalry Regiment , Kewanee
Decatur
634th Brigade Support Battalion (634th BSB), Sullivan
In popular culture [ edit ]
The 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat team is depicted at various times in its history in the artwork entitled "Forever, My Brother" by Marc Wolfe.[13]
The brigade is depicted in the movie, How It Ends
The brigade is routinely seen in archival footage, performing crowd control duties during the protests that accompanied the 1968 Democratic National Convention .
References [ edit ]
^ New York Times, Proposal to Drop 15 Divisions Gains , 11 May 1967
^ Associated Press, Schenectady Gazette, General Who Bucked Demoting Negro Guard Officers is Fired , 4 March 1968
^ Chicago Tribune, Guard Could Fight After 90 Days: Kane , 24 February 1968
^ Basil Talbott, Chicago Tribune, Great Lakes Boon: Base expands under Cheney plan to close 43 others , 13 April 1991
^ Harry Levins, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Plan to use National Guard in Battle Could be Felt in Missouri and Illinois , 5 August 2000
^ Charles Stanley, My Web Times, Guardsman ready for deployment , 18 March 2008
^ Associated Press, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1,700 GUARDSMEN FROM ILLINOIS WILL BE ACTIVATED , 2 December 2001
^ WIFR, Dixon's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Returns Home Archived 12 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine , 14 August 2009
^ 33rd Infantry Division Association, Units of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team , 2008
^ "33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team at XCTC 17.2" .
^ OCLC 834582137
Further reading [ edit ]
Illinois. Illinois Army National Guard: An Interactive Service Record, Operation Enduring Freedom . 2011. OCLC 899594178
External resources [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=33rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&oldid=1228030566 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● B r i g a d e c o m b a t t e a m s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s A r m y ● I n f a n t r y b r i g a d e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s A r m y ● B r i g a d e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s A r m y N a t i o n a l G u a r d ● M i l i t a r y u n i t s a n d f o r m a t i o n s i n I l l i n o i s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● U s e A m e r i c a n E n g l i s h f r o m J u n e 2 0 1 5 ● A l l W i k i p e d i a a r t i c l e s w r i t t e n i n A m e r i c a n E n g l i s h ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m J u n e 2 0 1 5
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 9 J u n e 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 3 : 0 8 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment, Marion
1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Chicago
1st Battalion, 296th Infantry Regiment. Mayagüez[12]
2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Kewanee
2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment (2-122nd FAR), Chicago
766th Brigade Engineer Battalion (756th BEB), Decatur
