48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( United States ) The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( " Macon Volunteers " ) is a modular infantry brigade of the Georgia Army National Guard . One of the oldest units in US Army history , the lineage of the 48th Infantry Brigade can be traced back to 1825 . It is one of few units in the US military that also saw service as a unit of the Confederate States of America during the US Civil War . History and lineage . Background . The 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team was originally organized on 23 April 1825 , at Macon , Georgia as the " Macon Volunteers , Georgia Volunteer Militia " . It mustered into Federal service on 18 February 1836 , at Picolata , Florida , as " Captain Seymor ' s Company , 1st Battalion Georgia Volunteers " . The unit was brought into Confederate service on 20 April 1861 at Macon , and was reorganized and redesignated on 22 April 1861 as Company D , 2nd Battalion , Georgia Infantry . Surrendered 9 April 1865 at Appomattox , Virginia . It reorganized on 11 April 1872 as the Macon Volunteers , and reorganized and redesignated 15 June 1874 as Company B , 2nd Battalion . It reorganized and redesignated on 23 January 1891 as Company B , 2nd Infantry Regiment . Mustered into federal service 11 – 14 May 1898 at Griffin , Georgia as Company F , 1st Georgia Volunteer Infantry ; and mustered out of service on 18 November 1898 at Macon , Georgia and resumed state status as Company B , 2nd Infantry Regiment . The unit was redesignated on 21 December 1899 , as Georgia State Troopers ; and on 1 October 1905 as the Georgia National Guard . The unit was drafted into federal service in August 1917 as Company B , 151st Machine Gun Battalion , an element of the 42nd Division . It demobilized in May 1919 at Camp Gordon , Georgia . The unit was reorganized and federally recognized 29 November 1920 in the Georgia National Guard at Macon , Georgia as Company H , 1st Infantry . Redesignated 8 March 1921 as Company B , 1st Infantry . Redesignated 1 July 1922 as Company B , 122nd Infantry . It was reorganized and redesignated on 28 November 1922 as Headquarters Company , 59th Infantry Brigade , an element of the 30th Division . It was inducted into federal service on 16 September 1940 at Macon , and was and redesignated on 16 February 1942 as the 30th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop while remaining assigned to the 30th Infantry Division . It was redesignated 11 August 1943 as the 30th Reconnaissance Troop , Mechanized . It was deactivated on 17 November 1945 at Fort Jackson , South Carolina . From 1945 to 1973 , the brigade underwent a series of redesignations culminating in its current form , the 48th Infantry Brigade . It reorganized and was federally recognized 12 December 1946 as Headquarters Company , 121st Infantry , an element of the 48th Infantry Division . Converted and redesignated 1 November 1955 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , Combat Command B , 48th Armored Division . Reorganized and redesignated 16 April 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 1st Brigade , 48th Armored Division . Converted and redesignated 1 January 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 3d Brigade , 30th Infantry Division . It consolidated on 1 December 1973 with the 182nd Military Police Company and the consolidated unit was reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 48th Infantry Brigade . The unit was inducted into federal service on 30 November 1990 at Fort Stewart , GA . That year , more than 4 , 500 members of the unit were mobilized to participate in Operation Desert Storm . The unit completed training conducted at the Army ' s National Training Center in California , and was first and only National Guard combat brigade validated as combat ready for the Gulf War . However , the brigade was criticized for being underprepared for war . The conflict ended before the brigade could be employed in the Persian Gulf and It subsequently demobilized on 10 April 1991 at Fort Stewart . In June 1999 , the 48th Infantry Brigade ( Enhanced ) ( Mechanized ) became part of the newly re - flagged 24th Infantry Division . In 2006 , the 24th Infantry Division was inactivated and the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team became part of the 35th Infantry Division , headquartered at Fort Leavenworth , KS . The unit also has a training associate relationship with the 3rd Infantry Division ( Mechanized ) . Bosnia . Elements of the 48th Infantry Brigade deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina for Stabilization Force ( SFOR ) Rotation 9 to provide support operations for Task Force Eagle ( United States contingent to United Nations Operations in support of Dayton Peace Accord ) . The SFOR9 rotation was scheduled from April to October 2001 . The Georgia units were mobilized under a Presidential Selective Reserve Call Up . While other National Guard units have participated in the Bosnia operations in the past , the 48th Infantry Brigade ( Mechanized ) was among the first National Guard combat units of this size and capability to take over such a large and significant portion of the mission . Iraq . In October 2004 the 48th Infantry Brigade was notified that it would be mobilized into federal service in support of the Global War on Terrorism . Elements of the brigade began mobilizing in December 2004 at Fort Stewart , Georgia , with the remainder of the brigade entering federal service in early January 2005 . The brigade completed five months of training , including a rotation at the National Training Center , Fort Irwin , California and was validated as combat - ready . In May 2005 the unit began deploying to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom III ( the third major U . S . military rotation of forces into the area of operations ) and experienced some of the fiercest combat actions in the campaign . The brigade was assigned to Multi - National Division – Baghdad ( MND - B ) under the control of the 3rd Infantry Division and was responsible for a sector of southwest Baghdad , nicknamed the Triangle of Death . It replaced the 2nd Brigade , 10th Mountain Division . The brigade was headquartered at Camp Stryker , part of the Victory Base Complex ( VBC ) . Elements of the 48th Brigade occupied and maintained forward operating bases ( FOBs ) in Mahmudiyah , Lutifiyah , Latifiyah , and Yusifiyah ; and established a new joint United States / Iraqi Army permanent patrol base , designated PB Lion ' s Den , located to the west of the Radwaniyah Palace Complex . The 48th Brigade conducted a unique brigade - wide change of mission in October 2005 , taking over the Iraq Theater of Operations ( ITO ) security mission from the 56th Brigade Combat Team . The 2nd Brigade , 101st Airborne Division replaced 48th Brigade units in Baghdad . The brigade ' s headquarters relocated to Camp Adder ( also known as Ali Air Base or Tallil Air Base ) in vicinity of Nasiriyah , Iraq , and the brigade had elements stationed as far south as Kuwait to as far north as Mosul , and as far west as the Syrian border . On 20 April 2006 , at Ft . Stewart , more than 4 , 000 members of the brigade began to return home after a year of combat operations in Iraq . The 20 April arrival marked the first of nearly a dozen flights over the subsequent weeks that brought the soldiers back to Georgia . During this period , the 48th Infantry Brigade became the first unit in the Army to receive the new Army Combat Uniform in place of the older Battle Dress Uniform . Afghanistan . In December 2007 , the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team was alerted that it will be deployed to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom ( OEF ) . This rotation reflects the continued U . S . commitment to assisting in the security of Afghanistan and the development of the Afghan National Security Forces . Afghan forces continue to improve capability and assume responsibility for security . Force levels in Afghanistan continue to be conditions - based , and are determined based on the recommendations of military commanders in Afghanistan and in consultation with the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan . The first elements of the 48th Brigade began training in January 2009 in preparation for a year - long deployment to Afghanistan . In 2009 , more than 3000 Guardsmen deployed from the 1st Battalion , 121st Infantry , headquartered in Winder , GA ; 2nd Battalion , 121st Infantry , headquartered in Griffin , GA ; 1st Battalion , 118th Field Artillery , headquartered in Savannah , GA ; 1st Battalion , 108th Cavalry , headquartered in Calhoun , GA ; 148th Brigade Special Troops Battalion , headquartered in Statesboro , GA ; and the 48th Brigade Support Battalion , headquartered in Dublin , GA to support Operation Enduring Freedom . The 48th IBCT returned home in March 2010 after being replaced by the 86th IBCT ( MTN ) . The 48th IBCT suffered eight casualties while deployed to Afghanistan : MAJ Kevin M . Jenrette ( 4 June 2009 , 1 – 108th Cavalry ) , SFC John C . Beale ( 4 June 2009 , 1 – 108th Cavalry ) , SGT Jeffrey W . Jordan ( 4 June 2009 , 1 – 108th Cavalry ) , 1SG John D . Blair ( 20 June 2009 , 1 – 121st Infantry ) , SGT Isaac Johnson , Jr . ( 6 July 2009 , 1 – 108th Cavalry ) , SGT Brock Chavers ( 6 July 2009 , 2 – 121st Infantry ) , SGT Raymundo P . Morales ( 21 July 2009 , 1 – 108th Cavalry ) , and SSG Alex French IV ( 30 September 2009 , 1 – 121st Infantry ) . Order of battle . Current units . 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Pre - Modular . 48th Infantry Brigade ( Enhanced ) ( Mechanized )