Organization
I Corps is unique among the active US Army corps in that it is composed of a mixture of active duty and US Army Reserve units in 47 of the 50 U.S. States, for a total of around 20,000 active duty and 20,000 army reserve forces.
I Corps, Fort Lewis, Washington
- 7th Infantry Divisionnote 1 (Activated Oct 1st 2012)
- 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker brigade)
- 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker brigade)
- 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker brigade)
- 16th Combat Aviation Brigade
- 17th Fires Brigade
- 42nd Military Police Brigade
- 62nd Medical Brigade
- 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade
- 555th Engineer Brigade
- 593rd Sustainment Brigade
note 1: not an operational command; will provide oversight for personnel, equipment, training and readiness for the subordinated brigades.
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