41st Brigade Combat Team
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The 41st Brigade Combat Team is an element in the Oregon Army National Guard. Headquartered in Tigard, Oregon, it is part of the larger US 7th Infantry Division based at Ft. Carson in Colorado.
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Organization
There are six major divisions of the 41st Brigade:
1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry
- Headquartered in Forest Grove, OR
- Alpha Company, Hillsboro, OR
- Bravo Company, McMinnville, OR
- Charlie Company, Gresham, OR
- Delta Company, St. Helens, OR
2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry
- Headquartered in Cottage Grove, OR
- Alpha Company, Eugene, OR
- Bravo Company, Corvallis, OR
- Charlie Company, Eugene, OR
- Delta Company, Newport, OR
1st Battalion, 186th Intantry
- Headquartered in Ashland, OR
- Alpha Company, Medford, OR
- Bravo Company, Klamath Falls, OR
- Charlie Company, Roseburg, OR
- Delta Company, Grants Pass, OR
2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artilliary
With a headquarters and Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie Batteries in Portland, OR
141st Support Battalion
- Headquartered in Portland, OR
- Alpha Company, Salem, OR
- Bravo Company (Ordinance)
- Charlie Company (Medical)
41st Provisional Battalion
- Brigade Headquarters, Tigard, OR
- 241 Military Inteligence Company, Tigard, OR
- 162nd Engineering Company, Clackamas, OR
Smaller detachments augment the 41st Brigade including Echo Troop of the 82nd Cavalry in Woodburn, OR.
History
The history of the 41st Brigade can be traced back to 1940 when the US 41st Infanty Division was created for service in World War II. Years after the deactivation of the Division, the 41st was reinstated as the 41st Infantry Brigade as a roundout to the 7th ID with all the honors of its WWII predicessor bestowed upon it including the nicknames, "The Sunset Brigade" (which is reflected in the unit patch worn on uniforms) and "Jungleers".
Missions
In 1999, 136 members of C Company, 1/162 INF, were called up to active duty to protect Patriot Missile batteries in Saudi Arabia. This was the first activation of Oregonian National Guardsmen to federal service since 1941.
Following the second Gulf War, soldiers of the 41st were sent to augment elements of the Arkansas National Guard in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq on their peacekeeping and security missions. During the same time, a handful of personel were sent to train foreign soldiers in Afghanistan.
In September, 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Brig. Gen. Doug Pritt commanded the majority of the brigade as part of Task Force Oregon in relief and security efforts near the French Quarter in New Orleans, LA. By the end of the month, when Hurricane Rita wreaked havok again on the Gulf Coast, the 41st was put in charge of the newly designated Joint Task Force Rita to assist in all distaster-related needs in Texas and Louisiana.
External links
The 41st Brigade Combat Team page at GlobalSecurity.org
