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*** 2nd Battalion - Tidewater Field, Tidewater | *** 2nd Battalion - Tidewater Field, Tidewater | ||
*** 3rd Battalion - Ripley Field, Monongah | *** 3rd Battalion - Ripley Field, Monongah | ||
** 25th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Bell | |||
*** 1st Battalion - Tidewater Armory | |||
*** 2nd Battalion - Fort Camden | |||
*** 3rd Battalion - Spencerton Armory | |||
==Past commanders== | ==Past commanders== | ||
Revision as of 02:56, 8 January 2021
| 2nd Brigade | |
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 An M-4 light tank of the 3rd battalion, 2nd Armored Regiment, 2nd Brigade while on training maneuvers near Louisburg | |
| Active | 1999–present |
| Allegiance |  Shenandoah |
| Branch | Shenandoahan Army National Guard |
| Type | Combined arms |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | 9,600+ |
| Part of | Combat Forces Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Camden, Mallard Monongalia |
| Nickname(s) | Speartip |
| Colors | Orange and Grey |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Maxwell R. Howell |
| Insignia | |
| Shoulder sleeve patch of the 1st Brigade |  |
The 2nd Brigade (nicknamed "Speartip") is a combined arms unit comprised of armored units and mechanized infantry elements. Though the brigade has formations located at various facilities throughout southern and southeastern Shenandoah, it is headquartered at Fort Camden, in Mallard, Monongalia, near the city of Fairmont.
History
Organization
To better fulfill its mission, the units of the 2nd Brigade are located at various military instillations throughout the state of Monongalia.
- 2nd Brigade
- Headquarters Company - located at Fort Camden in Mallard
- 2nd Armored Regiment
- Headquarters Company - Spencerton Armory
- 1st Battalion - Spencerton Armory
- 2nd Battalion - Spencerton Armory
- 3rd Battalion - Louisburg Barracks
- 4th Armored Regiment
- Headquarters Company - Morgantown Armory
- 1st Battalion - Morgantown Armory
- 2nd Battalion - Tidewater Armory
- 3rd Battalion - Pherson Barracks
- 6th Infantry Regiment - Fort Camden
- 1st Battalion - Fort Camden
- 2nd Battalion - Tidewater Armory
- 3rd Battalion - Rawlesburg Barracks
- 15th Cavalry Battalion - Spencerton Armory
- 25th Field Artillery Battalion - Tidewater Armory
- 44th Engineering Battalion - Morgantown Armory
- 31st Special Forces Company - Louisburg Barracks
- 81st Aviation Regiment
- Headquarters Company - Fort Camden
- 1st Battalion - Hobbart Field, Fort Camden
- 2nd Battalion - Tidewater Field, Tidewater
- 3rd Battalion - Ripley Field, Monongah
- 25th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Bell
- 1st Battalion - Tidewater Armory
- 2nd Battalion - Fort Camden
- 3rd Battalion - Spencerton Armory