9 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁re flag ged ▁as ▁the ▁separate ▁ 1 7 0 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade . ▁It ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁G row ▁the ▁Army ▁Plan ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 th ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁inf antry ▁brig ades ▁to ▁be ▁activ ated ▁and ▁retained ▁in ▁Germany ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁( The ▁other ▁brig ade ▁is ▁the ▁ 1 7 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁in ▁Schwe inf urt , ▁Germany , ▁which ▁re flag ged ▁from ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 .) ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁attached ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁to ▁the ▁Brigade ▁Modern ization ▁Command , ▁assigning ▁it ▁the ▁evaluation ▁mission ▁previously ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division , ▁A ET F . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Re ady ▁pool ▁for ▁deployment . ▁▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade : ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁( H B CT ) ▁de activ ated ▁at