FORT BENNING, Ga., (Dec. 11, 2013) -- The long history of the 197th Infantry Brigade will come to a close Dec. 12 when the unit's headquarters cases its colors during a ceremony at 3 p.m. at ...

The 197th Infantry Brigade, which was inactivated in 2013 here, was reactivated July 31 on the parade ground of the National Infantry Museum, just outside Fort Benning.

In September 1962, the 197th was activated at Fort Benning with a brigade of 3,500 men to support training at the Infantry Center. The brigade was restructured in 1973 as a strategic force.

The 197th Infantry Brigade welcomed LTC Joseph Pierce as their new Commander at Fort Benning today.