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The current 56th
Brigade Combat team derives its numerical designation, although not its lineage, from the historical 56th Infantry Brigade. The 56th Infantry Brigade was formed in September 1917 as part of the 28th Division. The brigade, commanded in late 1918 by
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Medical Company, 111th Infantry (see Medical Company, 111th Infantry Below), and consolidated unit reorganized and re-designated as Headquarters Company, 1st Battle Group, 111th Infantry, an element of the 28th Infantry
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Consolidated 1917-10-11 with
Company A, 10th Infantry Regiment (organized in 1869), and consolidated unit reorganized and re-designated as Company A, 110th Infantry, an element of the 28th Division.
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Headquarters Company, 111th Infantry (see Headquarters Company, 6th Infantry Below), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters Company, 111th Infantry.
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reorganizations of the 28th
Infantry Division from regiments to battle groups and finally to brigades, culminating in 1963. In 1963, the brigade was formed as the
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Company A, 3rd Infantry Regiment, reorganized 1920-08-02 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Philadelphia as Company A, 3rd Infantry;
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Strykers from the 56th SBCT arrive in Lithuania 6 June 2015 to take part in Saber Strike 2015.
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56th Stryker Brigade soldiers in training before going to Iraq.
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As of 2024 the brigade consists of the following units:
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US Army Stryker Brigade Combat Team Organizational Chart
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as needed in times of natural disaster or civil unrest.
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until December 2008. The brigade continued training at
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673:72nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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152:"Strength Through Honor" "Ride the Lightning"
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