72nd Field Artillery Brigade (United States)
The 72nd Field Artillery Brigade is an AC/RC unit based at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The unit is responsible for training selected United States Army Reserve and National Guard units along the East coast. The unit was formerly designated as 5th Brigade, 78th Division. The brigade is a subordinate unit of the First United States Army
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