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33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)

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| dates = 1968-present

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| command_structure = 38th Infantry Division

| garrison = Urbana, Illinois

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| battles = War in Afghanistan

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The 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a unit of the Illinois Army National Guard, which perpetuates the history of the 33rd Infantry Division. Known as the 66th Infantry Brigade until 2005, it is one of the brigades of the 35th Infantry Division. The brigade was re-activated under the Transformation of the United States Army and subordinated to the Illinois Army National Guard. The 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployed to Afghanistan in December 2008 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and re-deployed in September 2009.

History

The post-World War II reorganization of the Army National Guard included the 33rd and 44th Infantry Divisions as Illinois-based units.National Guard Educational Foundation, [https://archive.today/20130415105839/http://www.ngef.org/index.asp?bid=104 33rd Infantry Division], 2011

The 44th Infantry Division was inactivated in 1954, following its return from its mobilization for the Korean War.National Guard Educational Foundation, [https://archive.today/20130628024028/http://www.ngef.org/index.asp?bid=117 44th Infantry Division], 2011

The 33rd Infantry Division continued until 1968, when it was inactivated as part of a National Guard force reduction. The 33rd Infantry Brigade was then created as a non-divisional organization.New York Times, [https://www.nytimes.com/1967/05/11/archives/proposal-to-drop-15-divisions-gains.html Proposal to Drop 15 Divisions Gains], 11 May 1967Associated Press, Schenectady Gazette, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sNdGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sukMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3558,485815&dq=33rd+division+national-guard&hl=en General Who Bucked Demoting Negro Guard Officers is Fired], 4 March 1968

The 66th Infantry Brigade, which had been part of the 44th Division and then the 33rd, continued in service as an Illinois organization assigned to the 47th Infantry Division.Chicago Tribune, [https://archive.today/20130628024019/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/580290912.html?dids=580290912:580290912&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Feb+24,+1968&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Guard+Could+Fight+After+90+Days:+Kane&pqatl=google Guard Could Fight After 90 Days: Kane], 24 February 1968

The 47th Division was inactivated in 1991, and the 66th Brigade was assigned to the 34th Infantry Division.Basil Talbott, Chicago Tribune, [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB373445677A8E3&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Great Lakes Boon: Base expands under Cheney plan to close 43 others], 13 April 1991

In 1997, the 66th Brigade was reassigned to the 35th Infantry Division.Harry Levins, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0528F1FB75742&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Plan to use National Guard in Battle Could be Felt in Missouri and Illinois], 5 August 2000

As part of the Army's conversion to modular divisions and brigades in 2005, the separate 33rd Infantry Brigade was inactivated. The 66th Brigade was re-flagged as the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, which continued to be aligned with the 35th Division.Charles Stanley, My Web Times, [https://archive.today/20130628024044/http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=355182 Guardsman ready for deployment], 18 March 2008

Recent deployments

Soldiers of the 66th Brigade were activated for homeland security duty following the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks.Associated Press, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SL&p_theme=sl&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F02E425A6276538&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM 1,700 GUARDSMEN FROM ILLINOIS WILL BE ACTIVATED], 2 December 2001

In 2008 and 2009, soldiers of the 33d Infantry Brigade Combat Team served in the War in Afghanistan.WIFR, [http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/53255727.html Dixon's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Returns Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312225220/http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/53255727.html |date=12 March 2014 }}, 14 August 2009

In 2019-2020 Det 1, 2d Battalion, 122d Field Artillery Regiment supported the 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment from the 33d Infantry Brigade Combat Team in the War in Afghanistan under Resolute Support- Operation Freedom Sentinel.

Task organization

As of 2017, the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is composed of:33rd Infantry Division Association, [http://www.33rdinfantrydivision.org/units.htm Units of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team], 2008

In popular culture

The 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat team is depicted at various times in its history in the artwork entitled "Forever, My Brother" by Marc Wolfe.{{OCLC|834582137}}

The brigade is depicted in the movie, How It Ends, operating a roadblock on I-90 west.

The brigade is routinely seen in archival footage, performing crowd control duties during the protests that accompanied the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

The brigade is also depicted in the movie Public Enemies and are guarding the Lake County Indiana County Jail while John Dillinger escapes the jail in the Sheriffs squad car.

References

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Further reading

  • Illinois. Illinois Army National Guard: An Interactive Service Record, Operation Enduring Freedom. 2011. {{OCLC|899594178}}

External resources

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20130509035839/http://www.il.ngb.army.mil/army/33rd%20bct.aspx 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat team] at [https://www.il.ngb.army.mil/ Illinois National Guard]
  • [https://www.facebook.com/33rdIBCT 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team] at [https://www.facebook.com/ Facebook]

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