Command Group

COL Marshall K. Dougherty Brigade Commander	CSM Edward Mitchell Brigade Command Sergeant Major

Contact

BDE Staff Duty Officer: 706-626-8113

Vision

History

The 316th Cavalry Brigade was constituted in September 1942 in Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 8th Tank Destroyer Group. In October of 1942, the brigade was activated at Camp Hood, Texas. Inactivated in October 1945 at Camp Bowie, Texas. Converted and Re-designated in August 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 316th Cavalry Group, Mechanized, and allotted to the Organized Reserves. Activated September 1947 at Omaha Nebraska. Inactivated December 1948 at Omaha, Nebraska. Re-designated March 1952 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 316th Armored Cavalry Group, and activated at Roswell, New Mexico. Re-designated July 1953 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 316th Armor Group. Inactivated April 1959 at Roswell, New Mexico. Re-designated July 2007 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 316th Cavalry Brigade and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. Headquarters activated July 2009 at Fort Knox Kentucky. Campaign participation credits include World War II, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe.

Maneuver Captain’s Career Course
Reserve Component (MC3-RC)

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Introduction

The Maneuver Captains Career Course-Reserve Component (MC3-RC) at Fort Knox, Kentucky, is a 4 phase course that prepares company grade officers for company command and staff assignments at the Battalion and Brigade level. Phase I (TRADOC Common Core) has been suspended and all students will enroll directly into Phase II. Phase II (Preliminary Training). The second phase of the educational strategy trains basic skills over the Internet to prepare officers to attend Phase III. The instruction is trained asynchronously and establishes a common context for students to learn by immersing them in a tactical scenario. Phase II is delivered via the Internet to the student’s personal computer, and consists of 40 hours of self paced asynchronous instruction. Phase III (Resident). Phase III consists of 120 hours of resident instruction and occurs during a two-week active duty for training (ADT). Phase IV (Inactive Duty Training—IDT). The phase IV is a combination of Asynchronous and Synchronous instruction. Phase IV is the most progressive use of the Internet for education. Phase V (Combined Arms Exercise—CAX). Phase V is composed of 120 hours of resident instruction and includes Urban Operations training. Phase V occurs during a two-week active duty for training (ADT) period 13 months from first ADT.

Army Reconnaissance Course

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Introduction

The Army Reconnaissance Course focuses on mastering the fundamentals of Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Security at the platoon level. Using adaptive & outcome based training techniques, course instruction is delivered in the small group environment using the conference/discussion method, computer based training, rapid decision making exercises, virtual gaming, and live training scenarios. Designed to train and educate platoon leaders, platoon sergeants, and section sergeants how to effectively lead a reconnaissance platoon, the objective of SLC is to graduate competent and confident leaders who understand the fundamentals of reconnaissance and security doctrine, apply adaptive leader qualities, and can effectively employ a reconnaissance platoon in the modular force in any environment. Click on the SLC AKO Button for a complete course description.