Army Reserve Chemical Brigade reactivated during historic ceremony
Soldiers from the 455th Chemical Brigade, 76th Operational Response Command stand in formation and listen to a speech from a former unit commander, during a unit reactivation ceremony at the 455th headquarters in Sloan, Nevada, Nov. 16. Comprised of nearly 2000 Army Reserve Soldiers, three battalions, 12 companies and two Army Reserve Elements, the 455th is the only chemical brigade in history to deploy to a combat theater of operations, and this is the 5th time in its proud history the unit has been activated since World War II.