5th Armored Brigade (United States)

5th Armored Brigade
5th Armored Brigade
	5th Armored Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia (SSI)
Active	1942–45; 1951–56; 1975–99; 2006–present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States Army
Branch	Armor
Role	Combined Arms Training Brigade
Size	Brigade
Part of	First Army Division West
Garrison/HQ	Fort Bliss
Nickname(s)	Dagger Brigade
Motto(s)	Sharpen the Edge!
Decorations	Army Superior Unit Award
Commanders
Commander	Col. Johnny R. Sutton
Command Sergeant Major	CSM Robert M. Preusser Jr.
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Designated but not authorized SSI

The 5th Armored Brigade is an AC/RC (active component/reserve component) unit based at Fort Bliss, Texas. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve (USAR) & Army National Guard units west of the Mississippi River before they deploy to conduct combat operations overseas. The unit was formerly designated as 2nd Brigade, 91st Division. In 2006, the brigade trained the Military Transition Teams at Fort Riley before the mission was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.^[1] In 2007, the brigade was reassigned from Fort Carson, Colorado to Fort Bliss, Texas.

The brigade was redesignated and re-missioned several times:

5th Tank Destroyer Group 1942–1945 (one of 14 activated for World War II)
5th Armored Cavalry Regiment 1951–1954 (as a USAR unit in Lincoln, Nebraska)
5th Armored Group 1954–1956
5th Brigade (Training) 1975–1995, Lincoln, Nebraska^[2]
In 1999 the 5th was merged with the 2d Brigade, 91st Division and carried the latter name and lineage until redesignated in 2006.
In 2015, the 5th absorbed the 402nd Field Artillery Brigade, whose commander assumed command of the merged units.^[3]