308th Civil Affairs Brigade

308th Civil Affairs Brigade
Active1949-present
CountryUnited States
BranchUS Army Reserve
RoleCivil Affairs
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQHomewood, Illinois
MottoAdvise Organize Direct
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/308thCivilAffairsBrigade/
Commanders
Current
commander
Col. Michael Hanneken
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Poma
Insignia
308th Civil Affairs Brigade DUI

The 308th Civil Affairs Brigade is a unit of the US Army Reserve. It was created in 1949 as the 308th Military Government Group in Chicago, Illinois.[1] In 1956, it was renamed the 308th Civil Affairs and Military Government Group and moved to Evanston, IL. in 1957. It became the 308th Civil Affairs Group in 1959 and returned to Chicago in 1963. It became a brigade in 1992. Units of the brigade served in the Global War on Terror.[2]

Organization

  • 308th Civil Affairs Brigade, in Homewood (IL)[3]
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company, at Homewood (IL)
    • 407th Civil Affairs Battalion, in Arden Hills (MN)
    • 415th Civil Affairs Battalion, in Portage (MI)
    • 418th Civil Affairs Battalion, in Belton (MO)
    • 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion, in Green Bay (WI)

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Army Civil Affairs History Handbook" (PDF). US Army Special Operations Command History Office.
  2. ^ "U.S. ARMY 308TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BRIGADE UNIT CREST (DUI)". The Salute Uniforms. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  3. ^ "Our units". 353rd Civil Affairs Command. Retrieved 17 December 2025.