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Brigade"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Horn_of_Africa" title="Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa">Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)#Infantry_brigade_combat_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigade Combat Team (United States)">infantry brigade combat team</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Army_National_Guard" title="Florida Army National Guard">Florida Army National Guard</a>. The 53rd Infantry Brigade is the largest National Guard unit in the state of Florida. The brigade was one of fifteen enhanced readiness brigades, designed and trained to support active duty divisions. The brigade includes 32 units in Florida and Alabama with 4,166 authorized personnel. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cold_War_and_1990s">Cold War and 1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cold War and 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>When the <a href="/wiki/48th_Armored_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="48th Armored Division">48th Armored Division</a> was disbanded in 1968, its units in Florida became part of the 53rd Infantry Brigade (Separate). The <a href="/wiki/Distinctive_unit_insignia" title="Distinctive unit insignia">distinctive unit insignia</a> was originally approved for the non-color bearing units of the 53d Armored Brigade on 9 January 1967. It was redesignated for the 53d Infantry Brigade on 25 July 1968. </p><p>The brigade participated in hurricane relief operations in 1992 in response to <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Andrew" title="Hurricane Andrew">Hurricane Andrew</a> whereby the brigade was deployed for nearly two months to <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>. </p><p>The Florida Army National Guard 53rd Infantry Brigade was the first of fifteen <a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">Army National Guard</a> enhanced readiness brigades to rotate through the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Polk#JRTC_moves_to_Polk" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Polk">Joint Readiness Training Center</a> (JRTC) at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Polk" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Polk">Fort Polk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>, 10–26 June 1995. Participating in the training were 65 per cent of the Florida Army National Guard. A convoy of 1,000 vehicles traveled from Miami to <a href="/wiki/Panama_City,_Florida" title="Panama City, Florida">Panama City</a>, Florida to be loaded on barges and shipped to Fort Polk for the National Guard Brigade training. The brigade also has a training relationship with the <a href="/wiki/82nd_Airborne_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="82nd Airborne Division (United States)">82nd Airborne Division</a>. </p><p>The U.S. Army has since eliminated the "Enhanced Brigade" program<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of directly augmenting active duty combat arms units with Army National Guard units. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="War_on_Terror_(2001_-_2021)"><span id="War_on_Terror_.282001_-_2021.29"></span>War on Terror (2001 - 2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: War on Terror (2001 - 2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Iraq_2003">Iraq 2003</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Iraq 2003"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The brigade's three infantry battalions were activated in late December 2002 and sent to <a href="/wiki/Fort_Stewart" title="Fort Stewart">Fort Stewart</a>, Georgia for training. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions deployed to the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a> in support of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a>, and assumed a physical security mission in Kuwait and on the Jordan-Iraq border. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="1st_Battalion,_124th_Infantry"><span id="1st_Battalion.2C_124th_Infantry"></span>1st Battalion, 124th Infantry</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following thirty-eight days of pre-mobilization training at Fort Stewart, GA, the Miami-based 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Hector Mirable deployed to Jordan where it initially served as the security force at <a href="/wiki/Prince_Hassan_Air_Base" title="Prince Hassan Air Base">Prince Hassan Air Base</a>, a forward operating base for U.S. Special Operations Forces and <a href="/wiki/A-10_Thunderbolt_II" class="mw-redirect" title="A-10 Thunderbolt II">A-10 Thunderbolt II</a> attack aircraft of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>. </p><p>In late April 2003, the battalion was attached to the <a href="/wiki/3rd_Armored_Cavalry_Regiment" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment">3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment</a> and deployed into Iraq by air and ground assault convoy. After consolidation at <a href="/wiki/Al_Asad_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Asad Air Base">Al Asad Air Base</a>, Iraq, it moved to Ar Ramadi, the provincial capital of <a href="/wiki/Al_Anbar_Province" class="mw-redirect" title="Al Anbar Province">Al Anbar Province</a>, where it was assigned an area of operation consisting of approximately 2,400 square kilometers and more than 350,000 Sunni Iraqi inhabitants. </p><p>While there, they provided local security and assisted in the reestablishment of the Iraqi Police and Ministerial Guard forces. The unit also conducted cordon and search operations. During one of these sweeps through the outskirts of <a href="/wiki/Ar_Ramadi" class="mw-redirect" title="Ar Ramadi">Ar Ramadi</a> on 20 August 2003, members of the 1–124 Infantry captured Salem Musa Ijly. Also known as Abu Inas, Ijly was a Jordanian national and member of al-Qaida, who was facilitating weapons smuggling through Iraq into Jordan and maintaining weapons stockpiles in Ar Ramadi. He was also linked to a plot to assassinate <a href="/wiki/King_Abdullah_II_of_Jordan" class="mw-redirect" title="King Abdullah II of Jordan">King Abdullah II of Jordan</a>. </p><p>During its deployment, the battalion captured 511 enemy combatants; recovered 2,399 small arms, 221 mortar tubes, 4,258 mortar round and 43 RPG launchers; captured, defused or engaged 715 improvised explosive devices; processed 7,422 detainees; and, disbursed more than $1.3 million in aid for repair or construction of numerous buildings, to include two hospitals, 67 schools and 52 mosques. </p><p>The 1–124 Infantry received the Valorous Unit Award for extraordinary heroism in operations. Soldiers of the unit were presented 65 Bronze Stars (two with "V" device), 379 Army Commendation Medals (13 with "V" device), and 63 Purple Hearts. Despite serving 291 continuous days in combat operations, the unit brought home every Soldier who deployed with it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="2nd_Battalion,_124th_Infantry"><span id="2nd_Battalion.2C_124th_Infantry"></span>2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Orlando-based 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, deployed along the southern Iraq border and a 20-man detachment from Charlie Company, 2–124th was the first coalition unit into Iraq, providing security and quick-reaction force for Special Forces. During their brief stay at the Jordanian Air Base, the unit conducted security operations, physical fitness training, and honed their combat skills.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="3rd_Battalion,_124th_Infantry"><span id="3rd_Battalion.2C_124th_Infantry"></span>3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The northern-Florida based 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, provided security and reconnaissance support to the air defense artillery elements supporting <a href="/wiki/I_MEF" class="mw-redirect" title="I MEF">I MEF</a> and <a href="/wiki/Task_Force_Tarawa" title="Task Force Tarawa">TF Tarawa</a> during the initial invasion, though initially only companies Alpha and Charlie deployed. Elements engaged in combat operations near <a href="/wiki/Nasiriyah" title="Nasiriyah">Nasiriyah</a> and <a href="/wiki/Salman_Pak" title="Salman Pak">Salman Pak</a>. Subsequently, they were reassigned first to <a href="/wiki/3rd_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="3rd Infantry Division (United States)">3rd Infantry Division</a> and later <a href="/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Armored Division (United States)">1st Armored Division</a>, where they were rejoined by the rest of the battalion, to provide security and stabilization operations in downtown Baghdad's <a href="/wiki/Adhamiya" class="mw-redirect" title="Adhamiya">Adhamiya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mansour_district" title="Mansour district">al-Mansour</a> administrative districts. During this time, elements of the battalion conducted QRF operations with <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Special_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army Special Forces">ODAs</a> from <a href="/wiki/19th_Special_Forces_Group" title="19th Special Forces Group">19th Special Forces Group</a>. Despite taking some casualties from IEDs and hostile fire, the battalion rotated back to the United States and demobilized in 2004. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Afghanistan_2005–2006_and_Iraq_2006–2007"><span id="Afghanistan_2005.E2.80.932006_and_Iraq_2006.E2.80.932007"></span>Afghanistan 2005–2006 and Iraq 2006–2007</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Afghanistan 2005–2006 and Iraq 2006–2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, more than 2,400 soldiers from the 53rd Infantry Brigade deployed to Afghanistan as part of the international coalition's Joint <a href="/wiki/Task_Force_Phoenix" title="Task Force Phoenix">Task Force Phoenix</a>, where they helped train the Afghan National Army. During their deployment, the task force saw eleven Afghan kandaks (battalions) graduate from <a href="/wiki/Kabul_Military_Training_Center" title="Kabul Military Training Center">Kabul Military Training Center</a>, adding more than 7,000 soldiers to the <a href="/wiki/Afghan_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Afghan National Army">Afghan National Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2006, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry deployed to Mosul, Iraq for a one-year tour conducting stability operations and combat patrols. The unit worked in conjunction with elements of the 25th Infantry Division, United States Special Forces, and Company H, 121st LRRS. </p><p>In late 2005, the 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry began preparing for conversion to a cavalry squadron to serve as the brigade's Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition (<a href="/wiki/RSTA" class="mw-redirect" title="RSTA">RSTA</a>) squadron; this was completed in 2007 and they were redesignated 1st Squadron, 153rd Cavalry. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Kuwait_and_Iraq_2010">Kuwait and Iraq 2010</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Kuwait and Iraq 2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2010, the 53rd Infantry Brigade was activated for service in Kuwait and Iraq in support of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Freedom" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Iraqi Freedom">Operation Iraqi Freedom</a>. The brigade mobilized at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Hood" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Hood">Fort Hood</a>, Texas, and beginning in late February, began deploying to Kuwait. Although originally scheduled for deployment to Afghanistan in 2009,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2008, the brigade learned that their mission had shifted from Infantry operations in Afghanistan to convoy security in Iraq. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team,_mobilized_at_Fort_Hood,_TX,_one_day_prior_to_deploying_to_Kuwait_and_Iraq,_March_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team%2C_mobilized_at_Fort_Hood%2C_TX%2C_one_day_prior_to_deploying_to_Kuwait_and_Iraq%2C_March_2010.jpg/220px-53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team%2C_mobilized_at_Fort_Hood%2C_TX%2C_one_day_prior_to_deploying_to_Kuwait_and_Iraq%2C_March_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team%2C_mobilized_at_Fort_Hood%2C_TX%2C_one_day_prior_to_deploying_to_Kuwait_and_Iraq%2C_March_2010.jpg/330px-53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team%2C_mobilized_at_Fort_Hood%2C_TX%2C_one_day_prior_to_deploying_to_Kuwait_and_Iraq%2C_March_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team%2C_mobilized_at_Fort_Hood%2C_TX%2C_one_day_prior_to_deploying_to_Kuwait_and_Iraq%2C_March_2010.jpg/440px-53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team%2C_mobilized_at_Fort_Hood%2C_TX%2C_one_day_prior_to_deploying_to_Kuwait_and_Iraq%2C_March_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="389" /></a><figcaption>The 53rd IBCT standing in formation just before deployment to Kuwait and Iraq</figcaption></figure> <p>The brigade's primary mission was to provide convoy security for logistical convoys moving in and out of Iraq. The 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry – the Hurricane Battalion – conducted medium and long haul missions from their base in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, while the 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry – the Seminole Battalion – conducted short haul missions from their base in Camp Virginia, Kuwait. The 1st Squadron, 153rd Cavalry "Darkhorse" conducted security force missions in Northern Kuwait at Camps Buehring and Virginia as well as at Khabari Crossing in Kuwait. Bravo Troop, 1–153rd Cavalry was stationed at Camp As-Sayliyah, Qatar.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The brigade headquarters element conducted administrative operations from Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. </p><p>In a ceremony on 5 November 2016, the 1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/167th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="167th Infantry Regiment (United States)">167th Infantry Regiment</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Alabama_Army_National_Guard" title="Alabama Army National Guard">Alabama Army National Guard</a> was re-patched to denote its attachment to the 53rd IBCT.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_and_beyond">2020 and beyond</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2020 and beyond"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2021, 160 soldiers of the 53rd IBCT, to include the brigade commander, were mobilized to active duty under Title 10 USC orders and forward deployed to <a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> to advise and mentor Ukrainian military forces as part of Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine. In this capacity, the 53rd IBCT element was named Task Force Gator. In early February 2022, just prior to the <a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine">2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>, the 53rd IBCT element was ordered out of Ukraine by <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_Defense" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a> <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a> and repositioned elsewhere in Western Europe, continuing a training mission with <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> partner nations.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2022, the Task Force Gator element of the 53rd IBCT returned home to Florida and demobilized back to traditional National Guard status.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Order_of_battle">Order of battle</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=53rd_Infantry_Brigade_Combat_Team_(United_States)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Order of battle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is headquartered at the C. W. "Bill" Young Armed Forces Reserve Center in <a href="/wiki/Pinellas_Park,_Florida" title="Pinellas Park, Florida">Pinellas Park, Florida</a> and consists of three infantry battalions, a cavalry squadron, a field artillery battalion, a brigade engineer battalion, and a brigade support battalion which are located in both Florida and Alabama: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png/25px-124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png/38px-124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png/50px-124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="2254" data-file-height="2144" /></a></span>1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/124th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="124th Infantry Regiment (United States)">124th Infantry Regiment</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) – Miramar, Florida</dd> <dd>Company A – Ft. Pierce, Florida</dd> <dd>Company B – Cocoa, Florida</dd> <dd>Company C – Miami, Florida</dd> <dd>Company D – West Palm Beach, Florida</dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png/25px-124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png/38px-124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png/50px-124_Inf_Rgt_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="2254" data-file-height="2144" /></a></span>2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment</li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>HHC – Orlando, Florida</dd> <dd>Company A – Leesburg, Florida</dd> <dd>Company B – Sanford, Florida</dd> <dd>Company C – Ocala, Florida</dd> <dd>Company D – Eustis, Florida</dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:167th_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/167th_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png/25px-167th_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/167th_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png/38px-167th_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/167th_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png/50px-167th_Infantry_Regiment_DUI.png 2x" data-file-width="982" data-file-height="1016" /></a></span>1st Battalion, <a href="/wiki/167th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="167th Infantry Regiment (United States)">167th Infantry Regiment</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>HHC – Talladega, Alabama</dd> <dd>Company A – Tuscaloosa, Alabama</dd> <dd>Company B – Pelham, Alabama</dd> <dd>Company C – Cullman, Alabama</dd> <dd>Company D – Calera, Alabama</dd> <dd>Forward Support Company – Oxford, Alabama</dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:153rd_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/153rd_Cavalry_Regiment_%28United_States%29.png/25px-153rd_Cavalry_Regiment_%28United_States%29.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/153rd_Cavalry_Regiment_%28United_States%29.png/38px-153rd_Cavalry_Regiment_%28United_States%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/153rd_Cavalry_Regiment_%28United_States%29.png/50px-153rd_Cavalry_Regiment_%28United_States%29.png 2x" data-file-width="164" data-file-height="190" /></a></span>1st Squadron RSTA, <a href="/wiki/153rd_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="153rd Cavalry Regiment (United States)">153rd Cavalry Regiment</a> (formerly 3rd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment)</li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>Headquarters and Headquarters Troop – Panama City, Florida</dd> <dd>Troop A – Bonifay, Florida</dd> <dd>Troop B – Pensacola, Florida</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_Guards_(Florida)" title="Governor's Guards (Florida)">Troop C</a> – Tallahassee, Florida</dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:116th_Artillery_DUI.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/116th_Artillery_DUI.jpg/25px-116th_Artillery_DUI.jpg" decoding="async" width="25" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/116th_Artillery_DUI.jpg/38px-116th_Artillery_DUI.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/116th_Artillery_DUI.jpg/50px-116th_Artillery_DUI.jpg 2x" data-file-width="255" data-file-height="245" /></a></span>2nd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/116th_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="116th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">116th Field Artillery Regiment</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>Headquarters and Headquarters Battery – Lakeland, Florida</dd> <dd>Battery A – Dade City, Florida</dd> <dd>Battery B – Winter Haven, Florida</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ocala_Rifles" title="Ocala Rifles">Battery C</a> – Ocala, Florida</dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li>753rd Brigade Engineer Battalion</li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>HHC – Tallahassee, Florida</dd> <dd>Company A (Engineer) – Lake City, Florida</dd> <dd>Company B (Engineer) – Quincy, Florida</dd> <dd>Company C (Signal Network Support) – Pinellas Park, Florida</dd> <dd>Company D (Military Intelligence) – Pinellas Park, Florida</dd> <dd>Detachment 1, Company D (<a href="/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" title="Unmanned aerial vehicle">Unmanned Aerial Systems</a>) – Camp Blanding, Florida</dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li>53rd Brigade Support Battalion</li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>HHC – St. Petersburg, Florida</dd> <dd>Company A (Distribution) – Pinellas Park, Florida</dd> 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