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111th Engineer Brigade (United States)
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The 111th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade
of the United States Army
. It is a subordinate unit of the West Virginia Army National Guard
with units located throughout West Virginia
. It is headquartered at Eleanor, West Virginia
, formerly in St. Albans, West Virginia
. The 111th Engineer Brigade relocated in 2005 to its new facility at the Winfield Locks and Dam.
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of two to five battalions, plus supporting elements depending on the era and nationality of a given army and could be perceived as an enlarged/reinforced regiment...
of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
. It is a subordinate unit of the West Virginia Army National Guard
West Virginia Army National Guard
The West Virginia Army National Guard is the United States Army component of the West Virginia National Guard. It has 38 units and activities stationed in 22 counties throughout West Virginia and overseas. The WV ARNG currently has units supporting operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and...
with units located throughout West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. It is headquartered at Eleanor, West Virginia
Eleanor, West Virginia
Eleanor is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, U.S., along the Kanawha River. Its population was 1,518 at the 2010 census. The town was established as a New Deal project in the 1930s and named for Eleanor Roosevelt...
, formerly in St. Albans, West Virginia
St. Albans, West Virginia
St. Albans is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Kanawha and Coal Rivers. The population was 11,044 at the 2010 census.St. Albans was laid out in 1816...
. The 111th Engineer Brigade relocated in 2005 to its new facility at the Winfield Locks and Dam.