First Army Division East

First Army Division East
Active March 7, 2007 – present
Country  United States
Branch  United States Army
Role Training Support
Size Division
Part of First Army
Garrison/HQ Fort Knox, Kentucky
Motto(s) Train for Combat
Commanders
Current
commander		 Major General Todd B. McCaffrey (Since June 2016)
Command Sergeant Major CSM Royce B. Manis (Since April 2016)[1]
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
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First Army Division East is a division of the First United States Army. With its new role, the First Army developed two subordinate multi-component headquarters – one division to support the eastern United States and the other to support the western United States. First Army Division West was activated at Fort Carson, Colorado, and later moved to Fort Hood, Texas. First Army Division East was activated on 7 March 2007, and is headquartered at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

First Army Division East was established by Department of the Army Permanent Order 156-7 to provide training and readiness oversight and mobilization operations for an area of responsibility spanning 27 states and territories east of the Mississippi River. First Army Division East is responsible for mobilizing, training, readiness oversight and deploying the United States' Reserve and National Guard Soldiers, and selected Sailors and Airmen along with members of multiple interagency and governmental entities.

Subordinate Commands

The division is organized into seven brigades located throughout the eastern United States with 52 total battalions.

4th "Saber" Cavalry Brigade – Fort Knox, Kentucky. Formerly the 85th Division's 4th Brigade.
157th "Spartan" Infantry Brigade – Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Formerly the 87th Division's 5th Brigade.
174th "Patriot" Infantry Brigade – Joint Base Mcguire Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey. Formerly the 78th Division's 2nd Brigade.
177th "Spear Head" Armored Brigade – Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Formerly the 87th Division's 3rd Brigade.
188th "Battle Ready" Infantry Brigade – Fort Stewart, Georgia. Formerly the 87th Division's 4th Brigade.

Garrisons

Division East currently operates three mobilization training centers located at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Indiana; Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi; and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Commanders

References

  1. ↑ Howlett, Darryl (April 4, 2016). "First Army Division East holds CSM Change of Responsibility Ceremony". www.army.mil/. Washington, DC: U.S. Army.
  2. ↑ Cutshaw, Jason B. (October 5, 2006). "Unit unveils improvised explosive device training lane". The Mountaineer Online. Ft. Drum, NY: 10th Mountain Division, United States Army.
  3. ↑ Tyson, Ann Scott; Tate, Julie (May 10, 2008). "Army's Chief Liaison to Pakistan Is Pulled From Assignment". Washington Post. Washington, DC.
  4. ↑ Flanagan, Jason (April 21, 2008). "Soldiers from two generations reflect Army Reserve changes". Washington Examiner. Washington, DC.
  5. ↑ Rhodes, Lisa R. (March 11, 2011). "First Army Division East welcomes new commander". www.army.mil/. Washington, DC: U.S. Army.
  6. ↑ Glenn, Amanda C. (August 27, 2013). "Division East changes commander but not mission focus". www.army.mil/. Washington, DC: U.S. Army.
  7. ↑ "Division East changes commander but not mission focus".
  8. ↑ Howlett, Darryl (August 7, 2015). "First Army Division East welcomes new commander". www.army.mil/. Washington, DC: U.S. Army.
  9. ↑ "First Army Division East welcomes new commander" 2015.
  10. ↑ Howlett, Darryl (June 30, 2016). "First Army Division East changes command Tuesday on Brooks Field". The Gold Standard. Ft. Knox, KY.
  11. ↑ Richardson, Kyle (May 6, 2016). "Aloha to Hawaii, Aloha to Fort Knox". www.dvidshub.net/. Ft. Shafter, HI: Public Affairs Office, U.S. Army Pacific.
  12. ↑ "First Army - Commanding General". www.first.army.mil. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  • United States First Army Division East Headquarters, Public Affairs Office

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