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	45th Infantry Brigade (Light) (Separate/Enhanced)
		In 1968, the division disbanded and was reorganized as a separate infantry brigade and two support groups.
		The 45th Infantry Brigade is a sister brigade to the 39th, both of whom are part of the Army's 7th Infantry Division headquartered at Fort Carson, Col., and the 45th's familiarity with the JRTC experience made it natural that the two units could work closely together.
		The role for the 45th in the 2003 training exercise was the portrayal of the opposing force, or OPFOR, and the role of civilians on the battlefield.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/45in-bde.htm (693 words)

	Brigade
		The primary mission of the brigade is to deploy on short notice and destroy, capture, or repel enemy forces, using maneuver and shock effect.
		Separate brigades of infantry, armor, field artillery, air defense artillery, and engineer can be used to reinforce corps or divisions and can be shifted from unit to unit to tailor forces for combat.
		Brigade Combat Team under construction at Fort Knox (Army News Service, Jan. 5, 2000) One of the unique features of the Brigade Combat Team is a Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition, or RSTA Squadron.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/army/unit/brigade.htm (2473 words)

	45th Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The 45th Brigade Combat Team is a critical piece in the Army 's force structure because of its ability to operate both independently or as part of a division.
		The brigade commander is responsible for setting the conditions necessary for these assets to make their contributions to the battle in an organized and synchronized fashion.
		The brigade commander is also responsible for placing the battalions in the right place, at the right time, and in the right combination to decisively defeat the enemy.
	www.ok.ngb.army.mil /45InfBde (628 words)

	M38A1.COM - History of the 45th Infantry Division (Thunderbirds) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		While members of the 45th took off their swastikas and wore no insignia for many months, the Adjutants General and Commanders of units of the 45th Infantry Division in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado and Arizona called on guardsmen and citizens of all four States to suggest designs for a new insignia.
		In 1969, the Division was disbanded and reorganized as the 45th Separate Infantry Brigade of the Oklahoma National Guard.
		Today the 45th Brigade is part of the 7th Infantry Division as an enhanced Brigade along with 2 other National Guard Brigades, the 39th and the 42nd.
	www.m38a1.com /Misc-MV/thunderbirds.htm (869 words)

	Combat Index Insignia - Army - 45 Infantry Brigade
		Symbolism: The predecessor organization of the 45th Infantry Brigade (45th Division) was composed of Army National Guard troops of Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona.
		As the territory was originally explored and settled by the Spanish, the insignia is gold and red, the Spanish colors.
		It was redesignated for the 45th Infantry Brigade on 11 Jul 1968.
	www.combatindex.com /insignia/army/45_infantry_brigade.html (233 words)

	MOAA - Today's Officer: A Distinguished Past
		The backbone of this assault was the 45th, which bore the brunt of the casualties.
		The 45th was credited with holding the position despite frightful casualties, drawing away Hitlerâs valuable resources from the French coast and paving the way for D-Day and Operation Overlord.
		The first sight that met 45th soldiers approaching the camp was a line of railroad cars filled with hundreds of corpses, victims whose bodies were to be hastily removed against the tide of oncoming Allied forces.
	www.moaa.org /todaysofficer/include/print.asp?page=/TodaysOfficer/Magazine/Winter2004/Distinguished_Past.asp (627 words)

	MOAA - Today's Officer: Training Day
		McElwain and two other 45th team members, Capt. Chris Chomosh of Tulsa, Okla., and Sgt. 1st Class Shayne Simmons of Vernon, Mo., grabbed their weapons, rallied the soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) unit they are training, and rushed to the battle.
		This achievement is the latest in a long line of successes for the 45th Infantry Thunderbirds, whose trail of hard-won victories began in 1923 and still echoes in history - battles and places such as Anzio, Sicily, and the liberation of Dachau.
		The 45th was the template infantry of cartoonist Bill Mauldin's "Willie and Joe," and its soldiers were the "G.I. Joe" of legendary war correspondent Ernie Pyle.
	www.moaa.org /todaysofficer/include/print.asp?page=/todaysofficer/Magazine/Winter2004/TrainingDay_1.asp (890 words)

	45th Infantry Museum -- History
		Following World War I, the National Defense Act of 1920 created the authority to form the 45th Infantry Division from the four states of Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. The division was organized in 1923, and Oklahoma members camped together for the first time at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in 1924.
		The 45th Infantry Division served with General George S. Patton’s U.S. 7th Army during the Sicilian campaign, and when the fighting was done, the commander had this to say about the division, “Your division is one of the best, if not the best division in the history of American arms.”
		The former division was restructured into an infantry brigade, an artillery group, and a support command, with state headquarters providing general administrative and logistical support.
	www.45thdivisionmuseum.com /History (649 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The 45th Infantry was the command-and-control element of the Coalition Joint Task Force Phoenix, which trained more than 7,200 Afghan soldiers in preparation for the country’s first national elections, scheduled for October.
		The brigade was the third group from the Oklahoma National Guard to return from Afghanistan since Aug. 7.
		In 1969, the division was disbanded, and an infantry brigade, an artillery group and a support command were formed.
	www.airforcetimes.com /print.php?f=1-213101-336569.php (636 words)

	Guard Enhanced Brigade Prepares for Afghan Duty
		This, however, will be the first time that an Army Guard enhanced separate brigades is taking charge of the mission to train Afghan soldiers to keep their own country safe from terrorists.
		Other guardsmen with the 45th Brigade will be embedded as trainers within two Afghan light infantry brigades and an armor and mechanized infantry brigade.
		The intent, Bloom added, is to have the corps and brigade staffs trained in time for the national elections that the transitional government has scheduled for June 2004.
	nyjtimes.com /Stories/2003/1107GuardPreparesForDuty.htm (774 words)

	45th Enhanced Separate Brigade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Symbolism: The predecessor of the brigade (the 45th Division) was composed of Army National Guard troops from Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona.
		Constituted 19 October 1920 in the National Guard as Headquarters, 45th Division (to be organized with troops from Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma).
		Redesignated 14 October 1921 as Headquarters Company, 179th Infantry, an element of the 45th Division (later redesignated as the 45th Infantry Division).
	www.carson.army.mil /UNITS/F7ID/45th/45theSB_Heraldry.htm (537 words)

	Association of the United States Army: Hoosiers Replace Sooners in Afghan Mission - Afghanistan
		Richard Moorhead and designated as Task Force Phoenix III, the new organization replaces Task Force Phoenix II, which has been in Afghanistan since December 2003 and was primarily composed of the 45th Infantry Brigade of the Oklahoma Army National Guard. Task Force Phoenix II and the 45th Infantry Brigade were commanded by Brig.
		Infantry Brigade colors at this ceremony, the soldiers of Task Force Phoenix II now return to the United States for reunions with their families and to prepare for future missions.
		Infantry Brigade symbolized America’s steadfast commitment to the people of Afghanistan. He also acknowledged the debt the new team owes to its predecessors.
	www.ausa.org /WEBINT/DeptILW.nsf/byid/KCAT-6D5PWW?OpenDocument&Print=1 (388 words)

	1st Battalion ? 279th Infantry Regiment
		The 279th Infantry Regiment was granted federal recognition on 5 September 1946 to replace the deactivating 157th Infantry Regiment.
		The 279th Infantry Regiment deployed from Otaru, Japan, and made a landing at Inchon, Korea, on the evening of 28 December 1951, where it was initially given the responsibility for defending a section of Line Jamestown near the 38th Parallel reaching westward from the Chorwon Valley.
		Thereafter, the 279th Infantry Regiment was eventually broken up from a regiment of 3 battalions to a single infantry battalion.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/army/1-279in.htm (369 words)

	DefendAmerica News - Hoosiers Replace Sooners in Afghan Mission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The colors of the 76th Infantry Brigade, Indiana Army National Guard, are unfurled Aug. 5, 2004, at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan.
		With the unfurling of the colors, the 76th Infantry Brigade, now designated as Task Force Phoenix III, assumed the mission of training the Afghan National Army from the 45th Infantry Brigade of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, designated as Task Force Phoenix II.
		As they rolled up and cased the 45th Infantry Brigade colors at this ceremony, the soldiers of Task Force Phoenix II now return to the United States for reunions with their families and to prepare for future missions.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/aug2004/a080904g.html (651 words)

	Dispatches from the Front
		Task Force Phoenix II and the 45th Infantry Brigade were commanded by Brig.
		Infantry Brigade of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, designated as Task Force Phoenix II.
		Infantry Brigade on the August 5 Transfer of Authority ceremony at Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan.
	www.ausa.org /dispatches/081004af.htm (725 words)

	Reason: Meanwhile in Afghanistan: The coming "warlord war" in America’s other occupation.
		The ANA infantry units could put up a fight, but they could be overrun if the tanks were as functional as feared.
		Thomas Mancino, the commander of the 45th Infantry Brigade.
		The attack, which came at the end of the 45th Infantry Brigade’s stewardship over ANA training, wounded two of the American trainers.
	www.reason.com /0411/fe.bf.meanwhile.shtml (3786 words)

	Current News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The 7th Infantry Division will be located at Fort Carson, Colo., and the 24th Infantry Division will be at Fort Riley, Kan., with a forward element at Fort Jackson, S.C. Both divisions had Army National Guard affiliations in the past.
		The 7th Infantry Division was last organized as a light infantry division and was inactivated at Fort Ord, Calif. in 1994.
		The 24th Infantry Division was inactivated at Fort Stewart, Ga. in 1996 when the Army reduced to 10 divisions.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/army/unit/docs/990408-6.htm (312 words)

	45th Infantry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Following World War I, the National Defense Act of 1920 created the authority to form the 45th Infantry Division from the four states of Oklahoma, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico.
		The majority of the Oklahoma's Guardsmen began returning to the States in the spring of 1952, but the division remained in Korea until the end of the conflict in 1953.
		In January 1969 the 45th Infantry Division was disbanded.
	thunderbirds.blogdrive.com (778 words)

	The 45th Virginia Infantry
		The Forty-Fifth Virginia Infantry (which was sometimes incorrectly identified as the Fourth Virginia Infantry) was assigned to duty in the Army of the Kanawha soon after being mustered into Confederate service.
		45th Infantry Regiment was formed in May, 1861, with men from Tazewell, Wythe, Grayson, Carroll, and Bland counties.
		It was assigned to Echols', G.C. Wharton's, and Forsberg's Brigade, and served in Western Virginia.
	www.gwest.org /45thva.htm (1514 words)

	Legislator-Guardsman to Aid in Hurricane Relief Effort
		As members of the 45th Infantry Brigade, Calvey, R-Del City, and his fellow guardsmen are going as part of a mutual assistance agreement between Oklahoma and the state of Louisiana.
		He added that it is not known how long members of the 45th Infantry Brigade will be needed in the affected areas.
		The 45th Infantry Brigade is based out of Oklahoma City.
	www.lsb.state.ok.us /HOUSE/news7796.html (245 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Thunderbirds of the 45th Infantry Brigade have been in training and on active duty in Afghanistan for more than 10 months.
		The brigade’s main mission in Afghanistan was training the Afghan National Army prior to the nation’s first election, which is scheduled in October.
		The 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry, which left Tulsa on Jan. 22, provided security for the task force at four bases.
	www.navytimes.com /print.php?f=1-213101-291469.php (364 words)

	Navy Times - Guard and Reserve - News.
		If called, the 45th will be training the Afghan national army in preparation for elections next year, said Brig.
		If the brigade is called, the Army will determine the size of the force needed.
		The United States is spearheading an effort to assemble a national army and police force in a country where regional warlords are out to increase their power and the Taliban is trying to come back.
	www.navytimes.com /story.php?f=1-213101-2100374.php (308 words)

	The Army National Guard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The primary mission of the enhanced separate brigade (eSB) is to deploy on short notice and destroy, capture, or repel enemy forces, using maneuver and shock effect.
		The 15 separate brigades represented here are authorized additional personnel beyond that of a typical brigade.
		These brigades have a formal training association with corps and divisions to enhance their training and readiness.
	www.arng.army.mil /about_us/organization/esb.asp (159 words)

	British Brigades in World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of British Brigades in WWII.
		It is intended as a central place to access resources about formations of that size.
		1st Assault Brigade Royal Engineers (in with armoured brigades since it was equipped with specialist tanks)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Brigades_in_WWII (112 words)

	Governor Brad Henry
		We are a patriotic and courageous people, and nowhere has it been more strikingly reflected than in the traditions of the 45th Infantry Division and the Oklahoma National Guard.
		Brigadier General Myles Deering, Commander of the 45th Infantry Brigade, was placed in charge of Task Force Orleans, a force that grew to more than 15,000 soldiers and airmen from Guard units of several states as well as active duty soldiers and marines.
		The men and women of the 45th and of the Oklahoma National Guard are a testament to our state’s enduring love of country and appreciation of responsibility.
	www.governor.state.ok.us /display_article.php?article_id=722&article_type=0 (371 words)

	New Army/Natl. Guard Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Spratt said a new division headquartered at Fort Riley, Kansas, with a major general and over 200 active duty personnel, will also have a "forward element," a key staff training group that is part of the headquarters, located at Fort Jackson.
		The new division will be supported by three National Guard brigades --- the 218th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Newberry, the 30th Mechanized Infantry Brigade of Clinton, North Carolina, and the 48th Mechanized Infantry Brigade of Macon, Georgia.
		Spratt said the other new division will be based at Fort Carson, Colo., with a forward element at Fort Polk, La. It will be backed up by the 45th Infantry Brigade of Oklahoma, the 39th Infantry Brigade of Arkansas, and the 76th Infantry Brigade of Indiana.
	www.house.gov /spratt/newsroom/97_98/news_51.htm (243 words)

	Welcome to 145th CAVALRY (45th Infantry Brigade)
		Consolidated with 645th Tank Destroyer Battalion and redesignated 245th Tank Battalon 1 February 1949, an element of the 45th Infantry Division (see ANNEX).
		Reorganized 1 May 1959 as the 245th Armor, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the lst Tank Battalion and the 2d Reconnaissance Squadron.
		(lst Battalion and new 2d Battalion hereafter separate lineage.) Reorganized 1 February 1968 to consist of Troop E, an element of the 45th Infantry Brigade.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageFullText/0,13476,702729,00.html (570 words)

	CNHI News Service Katrina mission caps general's career (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Myles Deering, commander of the Oklahoma Army National Guard's 45th Infantry Brigade, speaks Thursday at his Oklahoma City office about his experiences in New Orleans right after Hurricane Katrina.
		Mark Pilkington, a 45th officer who served with Deering along the Gulf Coast, said leadership and a sense of fairness make the general worthy of his post.
		The 45th brigade’s role in national security may be at an all-time high.
	www.cnhins.com /cnhinsoriginals/cnhinsoriginals_story_068173154.html (1219 words)

	Arno
		Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA (Headquarters, 45th Infantry Division, and 179th Infantry cited; DA GO 30, 1954).
		Brown, Bernard F. Thunderbird: A History of the 45th Infantry Division.
		Reforger 87, Defending the Border The Thunderbirds, 45th Infantry Brigade, Oklahoma Army National Guard.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/Lineage/ACDSB/45Bde.htm (835 words)

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