3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
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The 3rd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (3rd MEB) was a United States Army
brigade
located at Fort Richardson, Alaska
. The 3rd MEB was one of three active duty Maneuver Enhancement Brigades. The Brigade was tasked to improve the movement capabilities and rear area security for commanders at division level or higher. It was inactivated in 2011 and be replaced by the 2nd Engineer Brigade.
The 3rd MEB was composed of:
United States Army
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brigade
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
located at Fort Richardson, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. The 3rd MEB was one of three active duty Maneuver Enhancement Brigades. The Brigade was tasked to improve the movement capabilities and rear area security for commanders at division level or higher. It was inactivated in 2011 and be replaced by the 2nd Engineer Brigade.
The 3rd MEB was composed of:
- Headquarters & Headquarters Company
- 6th Engineer Battalion
- 793rd Military Police Battalion793rd Military Police BattalionThe 793rd Military Police Battalion is a Battalion sized unit in the United States Army currently stationed at Fort Richardson, Alaska. The Battalion is in charge of all active duty military police units and operations in the state of Alaska....
- 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion