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Shoulder sleeve insignia Active Country Branch Type Role Size Garrison/HQ Nickname December 1967 present United States Louisiana Army National Guard Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) Light Infantry Approx. 3,300 Lafayette, Louisiana (Headquarters) Louisiana Brigade (Special [] Designation) Tiger Brigade Operation Iraqi Freedom
Engagements
Commanders
Current commander Col. Jonathan Ball
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States) The 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Louisiana Brigade"[]) is a modular Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Louisiana Army National Guard. It is headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana. Currently the brigade is part of the 36th Infantry Division (United States) of the Texas Army National Guard.
History
256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team stage their Three elements of the 256th Infantry Brigade: the 156th Infantry vehicles in Lot J next to the Ernest Morial Regiment; the 108th Cavalry Regiment; and the 1st Battalion, 141st Convention Center. These Soldiers are activated Field Artillery Regiment, the "Washington Artillery" of New Orleans, for security missions in support of hurricane operations throughout the state. trace their history back to the American Civil War where they fought mainly in the eastern theater under Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. In September 1838, the Washington Artillery of New Orleans was founded. Its emblem was an irate tiger over crossed cannons, with the motto "Try Us" created by James B. Walton in 1846. During the Civil War, most units were referred to as "Lee's Tigers" or Louisiana Tigers and became the mascot for the Louisiana State University, also known as the "Old War Skule".
256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States) The 256th lost 32 soldiers in Operation Iraqi Freedom.[1]
Insignia
The saltire, symbol used on military maps to represent a brigade, stands for the organization. In addition, the saltire, which appears on the coat of arms of Nova Scotia and on the Confederate flag, alludes to the Brigades home area whose early inhabitants were from Nova Scotia, and to the Confederacy of which Louisiana was a part. The fleur-de-lis, referring to the location of the brigades headquarters at Lafayette, stands for the French background and traditions of that part of the State. The center frond is red in reference to Lafayettes original name, Vermilionville, and to nearby Bayou Vermilion. The combination of blue, for Infantry and gray, for the Confederacy, with red and gold also alludes to the branch colors for Artillery and various other components of the brigade. The rectangle shield shape is the traditional shape for shoulder sleeve insignia of brigades.
Organization
Until 2006, the 256th Brigade was a "heavy" brigade that consisted of 2 mechanized infantry battalions (2nd & 3rd Battalions, 156th Infantry Regiment) each equipped with 44 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, 1 armor battalion (1st Battalion, 156th Armored Regiment) equipped with 44 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, and a self-propelled artillery battalion (1st Battalion, 141st Artillery Regiment) that was equipped with (18) 155mm howitzers. This was known as an HBCT (Heavy Brigade Combat Team). As of 1 September 2006, the 256th Brigade has transitioned to a light configuration of two infantry battalions, a battalion of towed artillery, and one cavalry squadron for reconnaissance. This new organization is known as an IBCT (Infantry Brigade Combat Team) which will have a little over 3 and a half thousand soldiers when at full strength. The HBCT and IBCT along with the SBCT (Stryker Brigade Comba Team) are to be the three organizations that will make up the future army's ground force maneuver units that will project combat power on land. The new organization will be 6 light infantry companies, 2 anti-tank companies armed with TOW missiles, 2 mounted recon troops, 1 dismounted recon troop, and 2 batteries of towed artillery with 105mm cannons with 8 cannons each. The brigade will also have a support battalion and a special troops battalion for CS (Combat Support). These 2 battalions will possess support units such as signal, intelligence, military police, combat engineers, transportation, quartermaster (supply), maintenance, and medical. 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry The 1st Battalion, 156th Armor, headquarters Shreveport, Louisiana in Caddo Parish, has been decommissioned and replaced by the brigade's newest battalion, the 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry as of September, 2006. The mission of the 2108th CAV is to provide the 256th IBCT with reconnaissance and early warning during combat operations. The new organization of the 256th IBCT will be easier to transport via fixed and rotary winged aircraft as there is no piece of equipment that approaches the 68-ton weight of an Abrams tank or the 26.5-ton weight of a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. This will also make the unit cheaper to equip and maintain as the Abrams at $6million a piece is one of the most expensive land vehicles in the US Army.
Order of battle
2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry
The 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry is headquartered in Abbeville, Louisiana in Vermilion Parish. It consists of the following: Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) located in Abbeville, LA with a detachment in Jeanerette, LA. Alpha Company (Rifle) located in Breaux Bridge, LA with a detachment in Plaquemine, LA. Charlie Company (Rifle) located in Houma, LA.
256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Order of Battle
Bravo Company (Rifle) located in New Iberia, LA with a detachment in Franklin, LA.
256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States) Delta Company (Weapons) located in Thibodaux, LA. Echo Company (FSC attached from 199th BSB) located in Jeanerette, LA with a detachment in Abbeville, LA.
Equipment
Training sites
Camp Beauregard, Louisiana Camp Minden, Louisiana Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, Louisiana in Bossier Parish Camp Livingston, Louisiana Fort Polk near Leesville, Louisiana in Vernon Parish Alexandria International Airport, the former England Air Force Base Camp Shelby, Mississippi Gillis Long Center in Carville, Louisiana, Iberville Parish Camp Villere near Slidell, Louisiana in St. Tammany Parish
Weapons
M120 120mm Mortar M252 81mm Mortar M224 60mm Mortar M9 Pistol M16 Rifle 5.56mm M4 Carbine 5.56mm M203 grenade launcher M240 Machine Gun 7.62mm TOW Anti-tank guided missile with a 3.75km range
FGM-148 Javelin (ATGM) FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missile M249 Squad Automatic Weapon 5.56mm M2 Browning machine gun 12.7mm/.50 caliber M119 howitzer 105mm Mk 19 grenade launcher 40mm M24 Sniper Weapon System M107 12.7mm Long Range Sniper Rifle
Vehicles
HMMWV FMTV Gun Truck Shadow TUAS Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle
References
FM 390.6 The Brigade Combat Team (August, 2006) FM 71-3 Tank & Mechanized Infantry Brigade FM 71-2 Tank & Mechanized Infantry Battalion Task Force FM 71-1 Tank & Mechanized Infantry Company/ Combat Team
[1] Tiger Tracks. Last Edition on Deployment. PDF (http:/ / armychic2560. tripod. com/ sitebuildercontent/ sitebuilderfiles/ finaltigertracks. pdf) [2] (http:/ / www. katrina. noaa. gov/ ) Hurricane Katrina. Retrieved on November 24, 2011 [3] (http:/ / www. nola. com/ timespic/ stories/ index. ssf?/ base/ news-1/ 1235802341228280. xml& coll=1) Guard wraps up Joint Task Force Gator. Retrieved on November 24, 2011 [4] Louisiana Guard brigade returning to Iraq Breaking News from New Orleans Times-Picayune NOLA.com (http:/ / www. nola. com/ news/ index. ssf/ 2008/ 05/ louisiana_guard_brigade_return. html) [5] DefenseLink News Article: Upcoming Iraq, Afghanistan Rotations Announced (http:/ / www. defenselink. mil/ news/ newsarticle. aspx?id=49926) [6] http:/ / www. theadvertiser. com/ apps/ pbcs. dll/ artikkel?& Dato=20100215& Kategori=NEWS01& Lopenr=100215021& Ref=AR [7] http:/ / www. tioh. hqda. pentagon. mil/ Heraldry/ ArmyDUISSICOA/ ArmyHeraldryUnit. aspx?u=4436
External links
Louisiana National Guard Official Homepage (http://www.la.ngb.army.mil) Global Security page on 256th Infantry Brigade (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/ 256in-bde.htm) Global Security page on Louisiana Army National Guard (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/ army/arng-la.htm) Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/bct-infantry. htm)
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