197th Welcome Header

The 197th Infantry Brigade trains combat skills and support training of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), the United States Army Infantry School (USAIS), and Infantry Soldiers and Leaders through subject matter expertise, doctrine development, and experimentation while supporting Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS) personnel replacement requirements in order to provide the Army with Soldiers and Leaders prepared to fight and win.

Command Corner

COL MICHAEL W. RAUHUT

CSM JEREMIAH E. INMAN

Contact

Mission

The 197th Infantry Brigade trains combat skills and support training of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), the United States Army Infantry School (USAIS), and Infantry Soldiers and Leaders through subject matter expertise, doctrine development, and experimentation while supporting Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS) personnel replacement requirements in order to provide the Army with Soldiers and Leaders prepared to fight and win.

Vision

The Forever Forward Brigade is an innovative, adaptive team of professionals and premier combat-skills training organization that prepares Soldiers and Leaders to fight and win. Ready and relevant to our Army’s operational and future force, now and Forever Forward…

Imperatives

Every Soldier is a fit, competent, confident, and professional trainer.  

The Forever Forward Brigade is composed of critically thinking, agile and adaptive leaders and units.  

Our training and education is relevant, realistic, safe, and performed to Army Standards.  

Our doctrine, and its development, is relevant, timely, and concise.  

We develop and sustain resilient Soldiers, Leaders, Civilians, and Families

Vision

Leading…Build resilient, disciplined Soldiers; develop competent, confident Leaders; and forge cohesive, effective Teams.  

Educating/Training...Focus on Desired Outcomes and apply ALM 2015 tenets to all POI.  

Maintaining…Be accountable stewards of people, equipment, ammunition, and information.  

Caring…Demonstrate inspired, authentic leadership within our formations; within our MCoE Team; with our neighbors; and in our families.

History