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The 48th Chemical Brigade is a
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brigade A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. ...
located at
Fort Hood Fort Hood is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas. Named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, it is located halfway between Austin and Waco, about from each, within the U.S. state of Texas. The post is the headquarter ...
, Texas and subordinate to the
20th Support Command (CBRNE) The 20th CBRNE Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high- yield Explosives or CBRNE) is the United States Army's Chemical, Biological, Nuclear, Radiological and high-yield explosives headquarters. Command Overview The 20th ...
. The 48th Chemical Brigade is the only
active duty Active duty, in contrast to reserve duty, is a full-time occupation as part of a military force. In the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, the equivalent term is active service. India The Indian Armed Forces are considered to be o ...
NBC defense brigade in the Army. The Brigade is tasked to discover, counter, and neutralize chemical, biological or nuclear threats. The Brigade was activated 16 September 2007, under the command of Colonel Vance P. (Phil) Visser and CSM E. Donald Moten.


Organization 2022

* 48th Chemical Brigade,
Fort Hood Fort Hood is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas. Named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, it is located halfway between Austin and Waco, about from each, within the U.S. state of Texas. The post is the headquarter ...
(TX) ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Hood (TX) ** 2nd Chemical Battalion, Fort Hood (TX) *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Hood (TX) *** 63rd Chemical Company,
Fort Campbell Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astride the Kentucky–Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee (post address is located in Kentucky). Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Divi ...
(KY) *** 68th Chemical Company, Fort Hood (TX) *** 172nd Chemical Company,
Fort Riley Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, on the Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 101,733 acres (41,170 ha) in Ge ...
(KS) *** 181st Chemical Company, Fort Hood (TX) ** 22nd Chemical Battalion,
Fort Bliss Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Named in honor of William Wallace Smith Bliss, LTC William Bliss (1815–1853), a mathematics professor who was the son-in-law of President ...
(TX) *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Bliss (TX) *** 10th Chemical Company, Fort Carson (CO) *** 44th Chemical Company, Fort Bliss (TX) *** 46th Chemical Company (Tech Escort), Fort Bliss (TX) ** 83rd Chemical Battalion,
Fort Stewart Fort Stewart is a United States Army post in the U.S. state of Georgia. It lies primarily in Liberty and Bryan counties, but also extends into smaller portions of Evans, Long and Tattnall counties. The population was 11,205 at the 2000 census. ...
(GA) *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fort Stewart (GA) *** 21st Chemical Company,
Fort Bragg Fort Bragg is a military installation of the United States Army in North Carolina, and is one of the largest military installations in the world by population, with around 54,000 military personnel. The military reservation is located within Cu ...
(NC) *** 25th Chemical Company (Tech Escort), Fort Stewart (GA) *** 51st Chemical Company, Fort Stewart (GA) *** 59th Chemical Company,
Fort Drum Fort Drum is a U.S. Army military reservation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, on the northern border of New York, United States. The population of the CDP portion of the base was 12,955 at the 2010 census. It is home ...
(NY) *** 92nd Chemical Company, Fort Stewart (GA) ** 110th Chemical Battalion,
Joint Base Lewis–McChord Joint Base Lewis–McChord (JBLM) is a U.S. military installation home to I Corps and 62nd Airlift Wing located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington under the jurisdiction of the United States Army Joint Base Headquarters, Joint Base Lewis–Mc ...
(WA) *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA) *** 9th Chemical Company (Tech Escort), Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA) *** 11th Chemical Company (Tech Escort), Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA) *** 45th Chemical Company, Joint Base Lewis–McChord (WA) The 83rd Chemical Battalion was formerly the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, which fought with the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Ranger Battalions in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy until those three battalions were destroyed during
Operation Shingle The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944 (beginning with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle) to June 5, 1944 (ending with the capture of Rome). The op ...
. They were part of the 6615th Ranger Force which also included the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion. The lineage of the 2nd Chemical Battalion (CBRN) goes back to the 30th Engineer Regiment (Gas and Flame), formed in 1917. The battalion and its predecessor units fought in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.


Commanders

*Colonel Vance P. (Phil) Visser (2007–2009) *Colonel Eric Brigham (2009–2011) *Colonel Maria Zumwalt (2011–2013) *Colonel Sven Erichsen (2013–2015) *Colonel Christopher Cox (2015–2017) *Colonel Christopher Hoffman (2017–2019) *Colonel W. Maria Bochat (2019–2021) *Colonel Alexander C. Lovasz (2021–Present)


Command Sergeants Major

*CSM Donald Moten (2007–2011) *CSM Kenneth M. Graham (2011–2013) *CSM Kendall Owens (2013–2015) *CSM Christopher Williams (2015–2017) *CSM Ronrico Hayes (2017–2020) *CSM William F. Allen III (2020–present)


References


External links


Official homepage
{{United States Army Chemical Units 048 Military units and formations established in 2007