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First Army Division East

{{short description|Division of the United States Army}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{Infobox military unit

|unit_name= First Army Division East

|image= 1st Army.svg

|caption= Shoulder sleeve insignia and combat service identification badge of the First United States Army

|dates= 7 March 2007 – present

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|branch= {{army|USA}}

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|role= Training Support

|size= Division

|command_structure= First Army

|garrison= Fort Knox, Kentucky

|motto=Train for Combat

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|current_commander= MG Michael J. Simmering

|commander4= CSM Evan Lewandowski

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First Army Division East is a division of the First United States Army. With its new role, the First Army developed two subordinate multi-component headquarters – one division to support the eastern United States and the other to support the western United States. First Army Division West was activated at Fort Carson, Colorado, and later moved to Fort Hood, Texas. First Army Division East was activated on 7 March 2007 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, and later moved to Fort Knox, Kentucky.

First Army Division East was established by Department of the Army Permanent Order 156-7 to provide training and readiness oversight and mobilization operations for an area of responsibility spanning 27 states and territories east of the Mississippi River. First Army Division East is responsible for mobilizing, training, readiness oversight and deploying the United States' Reserve and National Guard Soldiers, and selected Sailors and Airmen along with members of multiple interagency and governmental entities.

Subordinate commands

The division is organized into five brigades located throughout the eastern United States with 52 total battalions.

::20px 4th "Saber" Cavalry Brigade – Fort Knox, Kentucky. Formerly the 85th Division's 4th Brigade.

::20px 157th "Spartan" Infantry Brigade – Camp Atterbury, Indiana. Formerly the 87th Division's 5th Brigade.

::20px 174th "Patriot" Infantry Brigade – Joint Base Mcguire Dix Lakehurst, New Jersey. Formerly the 78th Division's 2nd Brigade.

::20px 177th "Spear Head" Armored Brigade – Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Formerly the 87th Division's 3rd Brigade.

::20px 188th "Battle Ready" Infantry Brigade – Fort Stewart, Georgia. Formerly the 87th Division's 4th Brigade.

Garrisons

Division East currently operates three mobilization training centers located at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Indiana; Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Mississippi; and Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Commanders

  • MG Jay W. Hood, 2006–2008{{cite news |last=Cutshaw |first=Jason B. |date=5 October 2006 |title=Unit unveils improvised explosive device training lane |url=http://www.drum.army.mil/mountaineer/Article.aspx?ID=3744 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215155322/http://www.drum.army.mil/mountaineer/Article.aspx?ID=3744 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 December 2016 |work=The Mountaineer Online |publisher=10th Mountain Division, United States Army |location=Ft. Drum, NY}}{{cite news |last1=Tyson |first1=Ann Scott |last2=Tate |first2=Julie |date=10 May 2008 |title=Army's Chief Liaison to Pakistan Is Pulled From Assignment |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050903156.html |newspaper=The Washington Post|location=Washington, DC}}
  • BG Blake E. Williams, 2008 (interim){{cite news |last=Flanagan |first=Jason |date=21 April 2008 |title=Soldiers from two generations reflect Army Reserve changes |url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/soldiers-from-two-generations-reflect-army-reserve-changes/article/48339 |work=Washington Examiner |location=Washington, DC}}
  • MG J. Michael Bednarek, 2008–2011{{cite news |last=Rhodes |first=Lisa R. |date=11 March 2011 |title=First Army Division East welcomes new commander |url=https://www.army.mil/article/53118 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303051015/https://www.army.mil/article/53118 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 March 2017 |publisher=U.S. Army |location=Washington, DC}}
  • MG Kevin R. Wendel, 2011–2013{{cite news |last=Glenn |first=Amanda C. |date=27 August 2013 |title=Division East changes commander but not mission focus |url=https://www.army.mil/article/110044/Division_East_changes_commander_but_not_mission_focus |work=army.mil/ |publisher=U.S. Army |location=Washington, DC |ref={{sfnRef|"Division East changes commander but not mission focus"}}}}
  • MG Jeffrey L. Bailey, 2013–2015{{sfn|"Division East changes commander but not mission focus"}}{{cite news |last=Howlett |first=Darryl |date=7 August 2015 |title=First Army Division East welcomes new commander |url=https://www.army.mil/article/153504 |work=army.mil/ |publisher=U.S. Army |location=Washington, DC |ref={{sfnRef|"First Army Division East welcomes new commander" 2015}}}}
  • MG Brian J. McKiernan, 2015–2016{{sfn|"First Army Division East welcomes new commander" 2015}}{{cite news |last=Howlett |first=Darryl |date=30 June 2016 |title=First Army Division East changes command Tuesday on Brooks Field |url=http://www.fkgoldstandard.com/content/first-army-division-east-changes-command-tuesday-brooks-field |work=The Gold Standard |location=Ft. Knox, KY}}
  • MG Todd B. McCaffrey, 2016–2018{{cite news |last=Richardson |first=Kyle |date=6 May 2016 |title=Aloha to Hawaii, Aloha to Fort Knox |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/news/printable/197600 |work=dvidshub.net/ |location=Ft. Shafter, HI |publisher=Public Affairs Office, U.S. Army Pacific}}
  • MG Terrence J. McKenrick, 2018–2020{{Cite web|url=http://www.first.army.mil/diveast/content.aspx?ContentID=101|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528164510/http://www.first.army.mil/DivEast/content.aspx?ContentID=101|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 May 2014|title=First Army – Commanding General|website=www.first.army.mil|access-date=2018-08-10}}
  • MG Mark H. Landes, 2020–2022{{cite web |url=https://www.gomo.army.mil/public/Biography/usa-10099/markh-landes |title=Biographical Summary, Major General Mark H. Landes |date=2023 |website=GOMO.army.mil |publisher=United States Army General Officer Management Office |location=Washington, DC |access-date=August 12, 2023}}
  • MG Brian M. Howay, 2022–2024{{cite web|url=https://www.first.army.mil/People/Leadership/Biography-View/Article/3080077/bg-bryan-m-howay/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807183340/https://www.first.army.mil/People/Leadership/Biography-View/Article/3080077/bg-bryan-m-howay/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 August 2022|title=BG Bryan M. Howay|access-date=2023-03-01|website=First Army}}
  • MG Michael J. Simmering, 2024–present

Decorations

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! Ribbon

! Award

! Year

! Orders

|150pxArmy Meritorious Unit CommendationAfghanistan Retrograde 2021–2022File:US_Army_Permanent_Order_032-0001.pdf
|150pxArmy Superior Unit Award2008–2011File:332-07 20121127 HRCMD CC.pdf

External links

  • [http://www.first.army.mil/diveast/ Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604013559/https://www.first.army.mil/diveast/ |date=4 June 2020 }}

References

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  • United States First Army Division East Headquarters, Public Affairs Office

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