Current Composition
The Brigade contains six battalions and a Headquarters and Headquarters Company. It assumed its current organizational structure in late 2005, after its return from Iraq and Kuwait.
- Headquarters Company, 81st BCT – Seattle, Washington.
- 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment (Combined Arms Battalion) consists of a Headquarters Company, two infantry companies, and two armor companies. These companies are based in Spokane, Kent, Moses Lake, Bremerton, and Pasco, respectively.
- 1st Battalion, 185th Armor Regiment (Combined Arms Battalion) has an identical composition to the above, but, the companies are based in Colton, San Bernardino, Banning, Barstow, Riverside, Corona, National City, Bakersfield, Porterville, Palmdale, Madera, and San Diego.
- 1st Squadron, 303d Cavalry Regiment is composed of 1 Headquarters Troop and 3 Cavalry troops, based in Kent, Puyallup, and Bremerton, Washington, respectively.
- 2nd Battalion, 146th Field Artillery Regiment is composed of one Headquarters Battery and two cannon batteries, located in Olympia, Montesano, and Longview, Washington.
- 181st Support Battalion is composed of 1 Headquarters Company, 1 Supply and Transportation Company, and 1 Medical Company, all based in Seattle, Washington. It also contains a Maintenance Company in Yakima, Washington, and four Forward Support Companies, based in Kent, Spokane, and Centralia, Washington, and in Barstow, California.
- Special Troops Battalion contains a Headquarters Company, a Military Intelligence Company, and a Signal Company, located in Everett, Kent, and Marysville, respectively, as well as a Military Police detachment located in Seattle, Washington.
The Brigade normally conducts its annual training at the Yakima Training Center, near Yakima, Washington.
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