130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
Active1911-present
CountryUnited State
AllegianceNorth Carolina
BranchArmy National Guard
RoleManeuver Enhancement
SizeBrigade
Garrison/HQCharlotte Armory, Charlotte, NC
Motto(s)Ever Dependable
Websitehttps://ng.nc.gov/130th-maneuver-enhancement-brigade
Commanders
Current
commander
LTC Robert Felicio
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Bobby J Silvers
Insignia
130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade DUI

The 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is a unit in the North Carolina National Guard. The unit carries a long lineage that takes it back to the before the First World War. In 2020, the brigade was deployed for the COVID-19 response.[1] The brigade responded to Hurricane Florence in 2018[2] and Hurricane Helene in 2024.[3]

Unit History

  • March 6, 1911 - Company D (Hornets' Nest Rifles), 1st Infantry Regiment, North Carolina National Guard, Charlotte, NC, served June 1916 - August 1917 Mexican Border service.[4]
  • September 12, 1917 - Redesignated Company F, 105th Engineers, 30th Infantry Division. Demobilized April 28, 1919 Camp Jackson, SC.
  • April 26, 1923 reorganized Company C, 105th Engineers, 30th Infantry Division. Federalized September 16, 1940
  • February 16, 1942 redesignated HHC Co., 105th Engineers, 30th Infantry Division.
  • August 1, 1942 redesignated Headquarters and Service Co., 105th Combat Engineer Battalion, 30th Infantry Division. Demobilized November 16, 1945 Camp Jackson, SC
  • September 16, 1947 redesignated Headquarters and Service Co., 378th Combat Engineer Battalion, Federalized August 14, 1950
  • October 28, 1954 redesignated Headquarters and Service Co., 105th Engineer Battalion, 30th Infantry Division. Demobilized February 22, 1955
  • November 30, 1956 redesignated Headquarters Co., 105th Engineer Battalion
  • November 1, 1973 redesignated HHC Co. 105th Engineer Group (separate)
  • October 1, 1978 redesignated HHC, 30th Engineer Brigade. Federalized October 26, 2004 - April 23, 2006
  • September 1, 2006 redesignated HHC, 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade

Subordinate Units

  • 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (NC ARNG) Charlotte Armory[5]
    • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
    • 690th Brigade Support Battalion Kinston Armory
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
      • Company A Edenton Armory
      • Company B Farmville Armory
    • 295th Signal Company
    • 105th Engineer Battalion Raeford Armory
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
      • Forward Support Company
      • 151st Engineer Company Laurinburg Armory
      • 171st Engineer Company St. Pauls Armory
      • 881st Engineer Company Rockingham Armory
      • 883rd Engineer Company Winston-Salem Armory
    • 505th Engineer Battalion Gastonia Armory
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
      • Forward Support Company
      • 875th Engineer Company North Wilkesboro Armory
      • 878th Engineer Company Kings Mountain Armory
      • 882nd Engineer Company Mocksville Armory
      • 258th Engineer Detachment Butner Armory
      • 429th Engineer Detachment Butner Armory
      • 621st Engineer Detachment
      • 823rd Engineer Detachment Elkin Armory
      • 1131st Engineer Detachment Mooresville Armory
      • 725th Engineer Platoon Butner Armory
    • 105th Military Police Battalion Asheville Armory
      • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
      • 210th Military Police Company Franklin Armory
      • 211th Military Police Company Clyde Armory
      • 514th Military Police Company CPT Christopher S. Cash Memorial Armed Forces Reserve Center | Winterville
      • 1132nd Military Police Company Rocky Mount Armory

References

  1. ^ "NC Army and Air Guard COVID-19 Response". National Guard. June 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Army Guard comm tool kit supports Florence response". National Guard. Archived from the original on 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  3. ^ "NC Guardsman Day 1 Response to Tropical Storm Helene". www.army.mil. 2024-10-22. Retrieved 2025-08-17.
  4. ^ "130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade History". 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade". Current Ops. Retrieved July 8, 2025.