189th Infantry Brigade (United States)

189th Infantry Brigade
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Active	24 June 1921 – 8 October 1945 9 January 1948 – 15 September 1951 1 March 1952 – 1 April 1959 24 October 1997 – 16 October 1999 1 December 2007 – present
Country	United States
Branch	Regular Army and Reserve
Type	Infantry
Role	Training
Size	Brigade
Part of	Division West, First Army
Garrison/HQ	Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
Nickname(s)	"Bayonet Brigade"[1]
Motto(s)	Swift and Lethal
Engagements	World War II Northern France Campaign Rhineland Campaign Ardennes-Alsace Campaign Central Europe Campaign
Decorations	Army Superior Unit Award
Commanders
Current commander	COL Lou Kangas[1] CSM Victor Benavides
Insignia
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Designated but not authorized shoulder sleeve insignia

The 189th Infantry Brigade is an Infantry brigade of the United States Army based at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. It is a training brigade subordinate to First Army.

Originally organized as a part of the 95th Infantry Division for World War I, the brigade never saw combat in that conflict. Kept active and in the reserve through much of the 20th century, the brigade in name was reorganized into a different unit for fighting during World War II. Seeing numerous moves, activations and deactivations, the brigade has been used principally as a training unit for most of its existence. Reactivated again in 2006, the brigade is now primarily responsible for training provincial reconstruction teams and their supporting elements for deployment to the War in Afghanistan.