48th Chemical Brigade (United States)

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48th Chemical Brigade
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48th Chemical Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active 16 September 2007–present
Country United States
Branch U.S. Army
Role Chemical Defense
Size Brigade
Part of 20th CBRNE Command
Garrison/HQ Fort Hood
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Christopher Cox[1]

The 48th Chemical Brigade is a United States Army brigade located at Fort Hood, Texas and subordinate to the 20th Support Command (CBRNE). The 48th Chemical Brigade is the only active duty NBC-defense brigade in the Army. The Brigade is tasked to discover, counter, 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.

Units

The 48th Chemical Brigade is currently composed of:[2]

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.

Commanders

  • Colonel Vance P. (Phil) Visser (2007–2009)
  • Colonel Eric Brigham (2009–2011)[3]
  • Colonel Maria Zumwalt (2011–2013)[4]
  • Colonel Sven Erichsen (2013–2015)[5]
  • Colonel Christopher Cox (2015–)[6]

Command Sergeants Major

  • CSM Donald Moten (2007–2011)
  • CSM Kenneth Graham (2011–2013)[4]
  • CSM Kendall Owens (2013–2015)[5]
  • CSM Christopher Williams (2015–)[6]

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