1st Armored Brigade Combat Team (1ABCT)

“Devil” Brigade – America’s First Brigade

The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division is one of the Army’s two oldest divisional brigades. The unit’s distinctive fleur-de-lis crest represents the brigade’s service in France where the unit saw combat after it was organized on 24 May 1917, under the newly formed First Expeditionary Force. 1st Brigade fought a host of campaigns during World War I, but was deactivated in 1939 when the Army discontinued its brigade-based divisional structure. 1st Brigade was reactivated in July 1958 at Fort Benning, Georgia. In 1964, the 1st Brigade joined the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas, and was re-designated as the 1st Brigade of the Big Red One. The 1st Brigade deployed with the Big Red One to the Republic of Vietnam in 1965, subsequently fighting in ten campaigns encompassing 24 major battles. The Brigade returned to Fort Riley in 1970.

Primary: 785-239-0568 | BLDG: 7232 Normandy Dr.

LEADERSHIP

COL Matthew Kelley

Colonel Kelley is a native of Ekron, Kentucky. He received his commission through the United States Military Academy in 2002. His first assignment was with the 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Irwin, California. Following...

CSM Michael Gossman

CSM Michael Gossman is a native of Michigan and enlisted in the United States Army in 2001 as a Combat Engineer. He has served in numerous leadership positions including Team Leader, Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant, Senior Drill Sergeant, First...

1ABCT UNITS

“REGULATORS”

1ST ARMORED BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM,
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
(1ST ABCT, HHC)
Primary: 785-239-1623
Building: 7232 Normandy Drive

“IRON RANGERS”

1ST BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY REGIMENT (1-16INF)
Primary: 785-240-3111
Building: 7108 Desert Storm

“DIEHARD”

1ST BRIGADE ENGINEER BATTALION (1BEB)
Primary: 785-239-9420
Building: 8710 Rogers Road

“THE DREADNAUGHTS”

2ND BATTALION, 34TH ARMOR REGIMENT (2-34AR)
Primary: 785-240-1334
Building: 8462

“LIBERTY”

101ST BRIGADE SUPPORT BATTALION
(101BSB)

Primary: 785-239-9530
Building: 7109 Trooper Drive

“QUARTERHORSE”

1ST SQUADRON, 4TH CAVALRY REGIMENT (1-4CAV)
Primary: 785-239-4464
Building: 8610

“BURT’S KNIGHTS”

3RD BATTALION, 66TH ARMOR REGIMENT (3-66AR)
Primary: 785-239-5859
Building: 8616