2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team ( 34th Division ) The 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team is an Iowa Army National Guard unit that is part of the 34th Infantry Division . Its headquarters is in Boone , Iowa . History . The history of the 2nd Brigade Headquarters began in June , 1924 with the activation in Boone of Headquarters Battery and Combat Train , 2nd Battalion , 185th Field Artillery , a unit of the 34th Infantry Division . In July , 1940 the unit was reorganized as Headquarters Battery , 2nd Battalion , 185th Field Artillery . In December , 1940 the unit was again reorganized , this time as Battery F , 185th Field Artillery . In February , 1941 Battery F was federalized for World War II , this time as Battery C , 185th Field Artillery . The 185th Field Artillery served in the North African and Italian campaigns as part of the 34th Infantry Division . Battery C returned from World War II service in November , 1945 . In January , 1947 it was reorganized as Headquarters Battery , 185th Field Artillery . In 1959 Headquarters Battery was reconfigured as Headquarters Battery , 4th Battalion ( Rocket Howitzer ) , 185th Field Artillery . In 1963 another reorganization resulted in the unit ’ s designation as Headquarters Battery , 4th Battalion ( Howitzer ) , 185th Field Artillery . Headquarters Battery went through consolidation and reorganization in 1968 and became Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 34th Brigade , 47th Infantry Division . In February , 1991 the 47th Division was inactivated , and 34th Brigade was re - designated as 2nd Brigade , 34th Infantry Division . Honors . Algeria - French Morocco ( World War II ) Recent events . Prior to 2005 , 2nd Brigade was organized as an Air Assault Brigade . In that configuration it consisted of three infantry battalions including 2nd Battalion , 135th Infantry in Minnesota . In addition , 1st Battalion , 194th Field Artillery , the 334th Forward Support Battalion and an Engineer company were part of 2nd Brigade ’ s direct support . After the September 11 , 2001 terrorist attacks individuals and units from 2nd Brigade deployed as part of the Global War on Terrorism , including Operations Noble Eagle , Iraqi Freedom , Enduring Freedom , and New Dawn . When 2nd Brigade was reorganized as a modular infantry brigade combat team ( IBCT ) in 2005 , 1st Battalion , 194th Field Artillery and the reorganized 334th Brigade Support Battalion became part of the brigade ’ s task organization . The change to an IBCT also included removing 2nd Battalion , 135th Infantry from the task organization and adding 1st Squadron , 113th Cavalry . 2nd Brigade has continued its Air Assault tradition . In 2010 and 2011 the 2nd Brigade served in Afghanistan . During this deployment the organization conducted " Operation Bull Whip , " a successful Air Assault mission in Laghman Province . Task organization . As of 2013 , 2nd Brigade ’ s task organization includes : 2nd Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company ; 1st Battalion , 133rd Infantry Regiment ; 1st Battalion , 168th Infantry Regiment ; 1st Squadron , 113th Cavalry Regiment ; 1st Battalion , 194th Field Artillery Regiment ; 334th Brigade Support Battalion ; and 2 - 34th Special Troops Battalion .