Editing 1st Armored Division (United States) (section)

=== Move to Fort Bliss ===
In 2005, the [[Base Realignment and Closure]] (BRAC) commission decided to move the 1st Armored Division to [[Fort Bliss|Fort Bliss, Texas]] no later than 2012. As part of then Army-wide transformation, several division units were deactivated or converted to other units. The 1st Armored Division officially [[Casing of the Colors|uncased its colors]] at Fort Bliss on 13 May 2011.

* 1st Brigade: The 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division cased its colors at Friedberg, Germany on 20 April 2007, ending 62 years of military presence in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rfct.1ad.army.mil/home.htm |title="Ready First" Combat Team ends more than 60-year Germany run |access-date=10 May 2008 |first=Alfredo |last=Jimenez |date=3 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413123933/http://www.rfct.1ad.army.mil/home.htm |archive-date=13 April 2008 }}</ref> 1st Brigade reactivated and uncased its colors on 27 October 2008.<ref name="bliss active">It deployed as of 19 November 2010 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The brigade returned home in Nov 2010,
{{cite web
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}}</ref> and began reconfiguring as a Stryker brigade combat team (SBCT) after redeployment from Iraq in November 2010. Denoted 1-1AD "Ready First", the 1st BCT, 1st Armored Division deployed to Afghanistan in December 2012.<ref name="Pittard,11-29-2012">MG [[Dana J. H. Pittard]] (28 November 2012 ) '' Fort Bliss Monitor''</ref> The first [[female engagement team]] to deploy from Fort Bliss was trained in 2012 before Secretary of Defense [[Leon Panetta]]'s order rescinding restrictions on women in combat roles.<ref>"'FET' to fight: female engagement team makes history", Fort Bliss Monitor, 11 July 2012</ref> "Ready First" Brigade converted from a Stryker BCT to an ABCT 20 June 2019.<ref name="ready1st2019">{{Cite web|title=David Burge (12 June 2019) 'Ready First' gets an A: 1st SBCT to become 1st ABCT June 20, infantry battalions to reflag|url=http://fortblissbugle.com/2019/06/12/ready-first-gets-an-a-1st-sbct-to-become-1st-abct-june-20-infantry-battalions-to-reflag/|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617134024/http://fortblissbugle.com/2019/06/12/ready-first-gets-an-a-1st-sbct-to-become-1st-abct-june-20-infantry-battalions-to-reflag/|archive-date=17 June 2019|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref>
* 2nd Brigade: 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division in Baumholder, Germany, remained assigned to USAREUR until 15 July 2009, when it was reflagged as the separate [[170th Infantry Brigade (United States)|170th Infantry Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1st AD brigade gets new colors |work=Stars and Stripes |url=http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63746 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090723201422/http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=63746 |archive-date=23 July 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=16 July 2009 }}</ref> As part of the Grow the Army Plan announced on 19 December 2007, the 170th was one of two infantry brigades to be activated and retained in Germany until 2012 and 2013. (The other brigade is the [[172nd Infantry Brigade (United States)|172nd Infantry Brigade]] in [[Schweinfurt]], Germany, which reflagged from 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division on 16 March 2008.<ref name="bliss active"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hqusareur.army.mil/news/releases/2008-03-06_02_RELEASE20080202%20_2_.pdf |title=Army Announces Next Steps in USAREUR Transformation |access-date=8 December 2015 |work=News release of HQ U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army |date=6 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910072603/http://www.hqusareur.army.mil/news/releases/2008-03-06_02_RELEASE20080202%20_2_.pdf |archive-date=10 September 2008 }}</ref>) In 2010, the U.S. Army attached the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division to the [[Brigade Modernization Command]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bctmod.army.mil/news/pdf/FFIDtoBMCnewsrel.pdf |title=Unit Changes from Directorate to Command |access-date=3 March 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007204843/http://www.bctmod.army.mil/news/pdf/FFIDtoBMCnewsrel.pdf |archive-date=7 October 2011}}</ref> assigning it the evaluation mission previously held by the 5th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, AETF. In 2016, 2nd Brigade moved to the Ready pool for deployment.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Fort Bliss Bugle |title=Divest, invest in property management |url=http://fortblissbugle.com/divest-invest-in-property-management/ |date=25 April 2016 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425095959/http://fortblissbugle.com/divest-invest-in-property-management/ |archive-date=25 April 2016 |access-date=3 March 2019}}</ref>
* 3rd Brigade: On 28 March 2008, the 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division (HBCT) deactivated at Fort Riley and reflagged as 2d (Dagger) Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (HBCT).<ref>
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</ref> The 3rd Brigade was reactivated as an infantry brigade combat team on 2 July 2009 at Fort Bliss.<ref>
{{cite web |date=July 2009 |title=3RD BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM |url=https://home.army.mil/drum/index.php/units-tenants/3rd-BCT |access-date=9 July 2009 |work=U.S. ARMY FORT DRUM}}
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* 4th Brigade: On 4 March 2008, 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division activated at Fort Bliss as a HBCT and reflagged from the [[4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division]].<ref>
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* 5th Brigade: In 2007, a new unit, 5th Brigade, 1st Armored Division, activated at Fort Bliss as an Army evaluation task force. 5th BCT tested the [[Future Force Warrior]] system. It evaluated multiple types of spin out equipment and prepared them for fielding to the rest of the Army. 5th Brigade was deactivated in 2010. <!--After deactivation? ([[5th Armored Brigade (United States)|Fifth Brigade]] now serves to train Reserve and National Guard components for deployment as part of [[First Army Division West]], at Fort Bliss.)-->
* Aviation Brigade: The Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division deactivated on 7 June 2006 at Fliegerhorst Kaserne, Hanau, Germany and moved to Fort Riley, Kansas to reflag as the modular Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division.<ref>
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|title=Germany bids farewell to 4th Brigade
|date=8 June 2006
|access-date=10 May 2008
|first=Karl
|last=Weisel
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|archive-date=10 September 2008}}
</ref> The Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th ID was reflagged to CAB, 1st Armored Division. 4–501st Aviation (4th Battalion "Pistoleros", 501st Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division) deployed to Kuwait in November 2012.<ref name="Pittard,11-29-2012"/>
* Engineer Brigade: The Engineer Brigade, 1st Armored Division, the last of its kind in the Army, cased its colors and inactivated at Giessen, Germany on 26 April 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vcorps.army.mil/News/2007/2007-04-27_DivEngInactivation_release.pdf |title=Ceremony Bids Farewell to 'Iron Sappers' of 1st Armored Engineer Brigade |access-date=8 December 2015 |first=Alfredo |last=Jimenez |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910072721/http://www.vcorps.army.mil/News/2007/2007-04-27_DivEngInactivation_release.pdf |archive-date=10 September 2008 }}</ref>
* Division Artillery: Division Artillery, 1st Armored Division cased its colors and was deactivated at Baumholder, Germany on 1 May 2007. The 1st AD DIVARTY was the last standing division artillery unit in the Army.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vcorps.army.mil/News/2007/2007-05-02_DIVARTY_inactivation_release.pdf |title=1st Armored Division Artillery Cases Colors in Baumholder Ceremony |access-date=10 May 2008 |first=Mark S. |last=Patton |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910072718/http://www.vcorps.army.mil/News/2007/2007-05-02_DIVARTY_inactivation_release.pdf |archive-date=10 September 2008 }}
</ref> The [[1st Armored Division Artillery (United States)|DIVARTY]] reactivated in 2014 at Fort Bliss.

The division's colors were officially moved from Germany to Fort Bliss on 13 May 2011.<ref>Patton, Mark, "[http://www.stripes.com/news/old-ironsides-bids-farewell-to-germany-1.143477 'Old Ironsides' bids farewell to Germany] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235420/http://www.stripes.com/news/old-ironsides-bids-farewell-to-germany-1.143477 |date=3 March 2016 }}", ''[[Stars and Stripes (newspaper)|Stars and Stripes]]'', 13 May 2011.</ref> On 25 June 2013, Army force restructuring plans were announced.  As part of the plan, the division deactivated its 3rd Brigade Combat Team following its 2014 deployment to Afghanistan.  The 4th BCT was reflagged as the 3rd Brigade Combat team in April 2015.

The 1st Armored Division's Sustainment Brigade deployed 200 of its soldiers to Afghanistan on 11 May 2015.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160325073826/http://fortblissbugle.com/1st-ad-sustainment-brigade-deploys-to-afghanistan/ 1st AD Sustainment Brigade deploys to Afghanistan]}}</ref>