149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade 149th Armored Brigade CSIB.svg 175 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia *21 January 1839–17 May 1846 (Kentucky Militia) 17 May 1846–17 May 1847 (Kentucky Volunteers) 30 June 1851–14 September 1864 (3d Kentucky Vol. Inf.) 15 October 1878–27 November 1900 (1st Kentucky Vol. Inf.) 27 May 1904–8 January 1919 (138th Field Artillery) 30 June 1922–1 March 1968 (138th Field Artillery) 1 March 1968– 1 November 1985 (149th Armored) 1 November 1985–1 September 2008 (149th Infantry) 1 September 2008–present (149th MEB) US United States Army_National_Guard Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Kentucky Army National Guard Richmond Armed Forces Reserve Center, Richmond, Kentucky https://ky.ng.mil/Army-Guard/149th-MEB/ Col. Terry Durham CSM Aaron Lester Louisville LegionSpecial Designations, Army National Guard https://web.archive.org/web/20100609010028/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/spdes-123-arng.html 2010-06-09 , US Army Center of Military History (CMH), 7 May 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2016. Mexican–American War Monterey Civil War Shiloh Murfreesboro Chickamauga Atlanta Mississippi 1862 Tennessee 1863 War with Spain Puerto Rico World War I World War II New Guinea Leyte Luzon Philippine Presidential Unit CitationMeritorious Unit Commendation (Army) 150px Distinctive Unit Insignia 200px 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Flag The 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is a maneuver enhancement brigade of the Kentucky Army National Guard, headquartered at Richmond. Constituted Jan. 21, 1839 in the Kentucky Militia as the Louisville Legion and organized at Louisville. The unit mustered into federal service May 17, 1846 as the first Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Regiment and mustered out of federal service May 17, 1847 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Four years after coming out of the federal service, the unit reorganized June 30, 1851 in the Kentucky Volunteer Militia in Louisville as the Louisville Legion. The Kentucky State Guard re-designated as the Kentucky National Guard in 1912, and the unit mustered into federal service once again at Fort Thomas in February 1917. The 149th Armored Brigade traces its recent history to the activation of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, XXIII Corps Artillery from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery Group on 1 October 1959. The corps artillery headquarters for the Kentucky Army National Guard had been formed in 1953 due to the quantity of field artillery battalions in the state and given the designation of XXIII Corps Artillery, although the corresponding corps headquarters did not exist.Miltonberger Butler B. May–June 1947 The New National Guard https://sill-www.army.mil/fires-bulletin-archive/archives/1947/MAY_JUN_1947/MAY_JUN_1947_FULL_EDITION.pdf The Field Artillery Journal 37 3 167 In this reorganization, the Louisville unit swapped designations with the Lexington unit, which ultimately became the 138th Field Artillery Brigade headquarters.25 June 2013 Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 138th Field Artillery Brigade Lineage and Honors https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0138firebrig.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150906014849/http://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/fa/0138firebrig.htm dead September 6, 2015 5 August 2020 U.S. Army Center of Military History The Louisville unit was then converted and redesignated HHC 149th Armored Brigade on 1 November 1980.149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Lineage and Honors Information, US Army Center of Military History (CMH), 12 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2016.Kentucky National Guard Major Commands. Retrieved 26 June 2016. The '149' number came from the former 149th Infantry Regiment.McGrath, 'The Brigade,' 237. When activated, the 149th included the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 123rd Armor,Pope Kondratiuk 1995 35 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry,23 July 2012 149th Infantry Regiment Lineage and Honors https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0149in.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140203121747/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/inf/0149in.htm dead February 3, 2014 4 August 2020 U.S. Army Center of Military History 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery,McKenney 2010 1148 Troop A of the 240th Cavalry,Sawicki 1985 332–333 the 103rd Support Battalion,103d Support Battalion Lineage and Honors https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Our-History/Major-Commands/Pages/103d-Support-Battalion.aspx 4 August 2020 Kentucky National Guard eMuseum and the 207th Engineer Company.https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Media/Publications/DMA/AnnualReportoftheAdjutantGeneralofKYFYEnding30Jun1982.pdf Kentucky Adjutant General Report, FY ending 30 June 1982 21–22 On 1 November 1985 the 149th joined the newly reactivated 35th Infantry Division (Mechanized) and became the 149th Brigade, 35th Infantry Division. The 35th had been reformed after the Department of Defense decided to add another National Guard mechanized division and also included the 67th Brigade from Nebraska and the 69th Brigade from Kansas.Wilson 1998 395 As a result of losing its status as a separate brigade, the brigade armored cavalry reconnaissance troop (Troop A, 240th Cavalry) was eliminated.23 November 1985 Guard units get new names 1C Messenger-Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56701626/kyng-companies-redesignated/ subscription Newspapers.com The 149th MEB also includes the 198th Military Police Battalion.KY National Guard History 198th Military Police Battalion https://kynghistory.ky.gov/Our-History/Major-Commands/Pages/198th-Military-Police-Battalion.aspx 2020-09-16 kynghistory.ky.gov The 198th MP Battalion has several combat support units, and one law and order detachment. The unit's headquarters changed 1 October 2013 to Richmond, Kentucky. References Citations Bibliography McKenney Janice E. http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-11_pt2/CMH_Pub_60-11_pt2.pdf Field Artillery: Regular Army and Army Reserve, Part 2 (Army Lineage Series) Center of Military History 2010 CMH Pub 60-11 Washington, D.C. 275151269 2020-08-04 2020-06-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20200628003534/https://history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-11_pt2/CMH_Pub_60-11_pt2.pdf dead Pope Jeffrey Lynn https://books.google.com/books?id=SeqLBwskpZIC Armor-Cavalry Regiments: Army National Guard Lineage Kondratiuk Leonid E. National Guard Bureau Historical Services Division 1995 9780788182068 Washington, DC. Sawicki James A. https://books.google.com/books?id=wI8xAQAAIAAJ&q=%22307th+cavalry%22 Cavalry regiments of the US Army Wyvern Publications 1985 9780960240463 Dumfries, Virginia Wilson John B. http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-14-1/cmhPub_60-14-1.pdf Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades 1998 United States Army Center of Military History Washington, D.C. 30625000 2020-08-04 2014-03-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20140301211444/http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/060/60-14-1/cmhPub_60-14-1.pdf dead Category:Maneuver Enhancement Brigades of the United States Army Category:Military units and formations established in 2006 Category:Richmond, Kentucky