155th Armored Brigade Combat Team

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155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team
155th HBCT Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active1951 - Present
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States Army
BranchMississippi Army National Guard
TypeHeavy Brigade Combat Team
RoleMechanized Infantry
SizeBrigade
Motto(s)Dixie Thunder
Commanders
ColonelWilliam L. Glasgow
Notable
commanders		Andrew Jackson, Jefferson Davis


The 155th HBCT is a Heavy Brigade Combat Team, and an asset of the Mississippi Army National Guard.

History

The 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team takes it's name from the 155th Infantry Regiment which dates back to 1798.

During its history, the 155th has served under such notable leaders as Andrew Jackson and Jefferson Davis, and has gained campaign streamers for participation in the War of 1812, the United States Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War One, World War Two, and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and was mobilized for Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm.

While the units assigned to the 155th HBCT vary in length of service, the brigade itself dates back to April 1951 when it was organized as Headquarters Company 108th Armored Cavalry Regiment. In 1968 the 108th Armored Cavalry Regiment became part of the 30th Armored Division and re-designated as 1st Brigade, 30th Armored Division.

In 1973 the brigade was redesignated as the 155th Armored Brigade when the 30th Armored Division was broken up into separate brigades.

The brigade deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III from August 2004 to January 2006 under the command of Colonel (now Brigadier General) Augustus L. Collins.[1] During this tour of duty, the 155th HBCT suffered 15 fatalities. The Brigade served under the II Marine Expeditionary Force. [2] [3]

In 2009, the brigade was deployed again to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 09.02. Currently serving under the command of Colonel William L. Glasgow, the brigade is headquartered at Camp Taji, Iraq with subordinate units spread throughout Iraq. [4] [5]

As of January 2010, Colonel John M. Rhodes was declared to be the successor of Colonel William L. Glasgow as the 155th's Brigade Commander, upon return from their current deployment to Iraq, in mid-2010.

HBCT Organization

155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, (HQ Tupelo, MS)

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 106th Brigade Support Battalion, (HQ Monticello, MS)

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 155th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (BSTB), (HQ Meridian, MS)

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 114th Field Artillery (FA), (HQ Starkville, MS)

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment (IR), (HQ McComb, MS)

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 98th Cavalry Regiment, (HQ Amory, MS)

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 198th Combined Arms Battalion (CAB), (HQ Senatobia, MS)

See also

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