2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( 28th Division ) The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a unit of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard ’ s 28th Infantry Division . 2nd Brigade ’ s headquarters is in Washington , Pennsylvania , and the brigade also contains units from Ohio and Maryland . History . Headquarters , 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team was organized in July , 1872 as a company called the Washington Guards . In November , 1873 the company was formally incorporated into the Pennsylvania National Guard as Company H , 10th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment . Company H was mobilized for the Spanish - American War from 1898 to 1899 and served in the Philippines . In 1916 the company was federalized for service on the Mexico – United States border during the Pancho Villa Expedition . In 1917 Company H merged with Company H , 3rd Infantry Regiment , and the new unit was designated Company H , 110th Infantry Regiment . From August , 1917 to June , 1920 the 110th Infantry was mobilized for service in France during World War I . Company H , 110th Infantry was inducted into federal service for World War II in February , 1942 . It served with the 28th Infantry Division in the European Theater , and was demobilized in October , 1945 . In September , 1950 Company H was activated for service during the Korean War , and remained mobilized in West Germany until June , 1954 . Company H was re - designated Company C , 1st Battle Group , 110th Infantry as part of a 1959 reorganization . In 1963 Company C was combined with Headquarters , 1st Battle Group , and the new unit was designated Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 2nd Brigade , 28th Infantry Division . In 1968 the 2nd Brigade Headquarters was reorganized as the 689th Military Police Company . In the early 1970s , another reorganization led to the creation of the 408th General Supply Company . The 408th General Supply Company was again designated Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 2nd Brigade , 28th Infantry Division as the result of a 1975 reorganization . Recent events . Following the September 11 , 2001 terrorist attacks , members of 2nd Brigade mobilized as units and individuals for both homeland security and missions in Iraq and Afghanistan . In 2005 and 2006 2nd Brigade served in Iraq , with a temporary task organization that included units from Vermont , Kentucky , Nebraska , Utah , Indiana and Michigan , as well as regular Army units from the 3rd Infantry Division and 101st Airborne Division . This task organization also included battalion s of the United States Marine Corps . In succession these were 1st Battalion 5th Marines ( 2005 ) ; 3rd Battalion 7th Marines ( 2005 - 2006 ) ; and 3rd Battalion 8th Marines ( 2006 ) . 2nd Brigade operated in Anbar Governorate and received credit for aiding in the organization and training of Iraqi Security Forces , capturing terrorists , destroying insurgent groups , and destroying or disarming more than 1 , 100 improvised explosive device s . Task organization . In 2005 and 2006 the Army ’ s transition to modular units led to the designation of 2nd Brigade as the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team . As of 2013 the task organization consists of : Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 2nd Brigade ( Washington ) ; 1st Battalion , 110th Infantry ( Mt . Pleasant ) ; 1st Battalion , 175th Infantry ( Pikesville , Maryland ) ; 2nd Squadron , 107th Cavalry ( Cincinnati , Ohio ) ; 1st Battalion , 107th Field Artillery ( New Castle ) ; 128th Brigade Support Battalion ( Pittsburgh ) ; and 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion ( Johnstown ) .