48th Chemical Brigade (United States)

The 48th Chemical Brigade is a United States Army brigade located at Fort Hood, Texas and subordinate to the 20th Support Command (CBRNE). The 48th Chemical Brigade is the only active duty NBC defense brigade in the Army. The Brigade is tasked to discover, counter, and neutralize chemical, biological or nuclear threats. The Brigade was activated 16 September 2007, under the command of Colonel Vance P. (Phil) Visser and CSM E. Donald Moten.

48th Chemical Brigade
48th Chemical Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
Active16 September 2007–present
CountryUnited States
BranchU.S. Army
RoleChemical Defense
SizeBrigade
Part of20th CBRNE Command
Garrison/HQFort Hood
Commanders
Current
commander		Colonel W. Maria Bochat[1]

Units

The 48th Chemical Brigade is currently composed of:[2]

  • 2nd Chemical Battalion, Fort Hood
  • 22nd Chemical Battalion, Fort Bliss[3]
  • 83rd Chemical Battalion, Fort Stewart (activated for the fourth time on 1 October 1993 at Fort Bragg)[4]
  • 110th Chemical Battalion, Joint Base Lewis-McChord

The 83rd Chemical Battalion was formerly the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, which fought with the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Ranger Battalions in North Africa, Sicily, and Italy until those three battalions were destroyed during Operation Shingle. They were part of the 6615th Ranger Force which also included the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion. The lineage of the 2nd Chemical Battalion (CBRN) goes back to the 30th Engineer Regiment (Gas and Flame), formed in 1917. The battalion and its predecessor units fought in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Operation Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Commanders
  • Colonel Vance P. (Phil) Visser (2007–2009)
  • Colonel Eric Brigham (2009–2011)[5]
  • Colonel Maria Zumwalt (2011–2013)[6]
  • Colonel Sven Erichsen (2013–2015)[7]
  • Colonel Christopher Cox (2015–2017)[8]
  • Colonel Christopher Hoffman (2017–2019)
  • Colonel W. Maria Bochat (2019–present)[9]

Command Sergeants Major
  • CSM Donald Moten (2007–2011)
  • CSM Kenneth M. Graham (2011–2013)[6]
  • CSM Kendall Owens (2013–2015)[7]
  • CSM Christopher Williams (2015–2017)[8]
  • CSM Ronrico Hayes (2017–2020)
  • CSM William F. Allen III (2020–present)

References
  1. Fort Hood Sentinel, 48th Chem Bde Changes Hands, June 20, 2019
  2. "48th Chemical Brigade: Subordinate Units". United States Army. 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. 20th CBRNE commander visits Soldiers new to Bliss, accessdate=2016-07-26
  4. "Lineage and Honors, 83rd Chemical Battalion".
  5. Graham, Heather (18 June 2009). "Spartans welcome new commander". Fort Hood Sentinel. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  6. Stairrett, Amanda Kim (15 June 2011). "Zumwalt assumes 48th Chemical Brigade command". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  7. Janes, Brandon (3 July 2013). "Erichsen leaves Pentagon, takes command of brigade". Killeen Daily Herald. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. Ham, Walter (17 July 2015). "48th Chemical Brigade holds change of command". Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. Fort Hood Sentinel, 48th Chem Bde Changes Hands, June 20, 2019
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