The 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is a Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) of the Alabama National Guard. Since 2005, it is assigned to the 62nd Troop Command of the Alabama Army National Guard. It is headquartered at Fort Whiting National Guard Complex in Mobile, Alabama.
The unit took part in Operation Enduring Freedom with the mission to provide force protection and mission command for the five base clusters in Kabul. Between 18 May 2013 and 31 January 2014, the 226th MEB participated in combat and non-combat missions in support of the International Security Assistance Force. For the service in Afghanistan, the brigade was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation on 16 May 2014.
Organization
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, in Mobile, Alabama 1st Battalion, 117th Field Artillery Regiment, in Andalusia, Alabama 31st Signal Company, in Foley 877th Engineer Battalion, in Haleyville Forward Support Company, in Northport 166th Engineer Company, in Winfield 168th Engineer Company, in Fayette 186th Engineer Company, in Dothan 1151st Engineer Company, in Huntsville 1301st Engineer Detachment, in Northport 1305th Engineer Detachment, in Haleyville 711th Brigade Support Battalion, in Mobile Company A, in Atmore Company B, in Mobile Company C
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