▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁▁▁ 1 st ▁Brigade : ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁c ased ▁its ▁colors ▁at ▁Fried berg , ▁Germany ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ending ▁ 6 2 ▁years ▁of ▁military ▁presence ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade ▁react iv ated ▁and ▁un c ased ▁its ▁colors ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁and ▁began ▁re config uring ▁as ▁a ▁S try ker ▁brig ade ▁combat ▁team ▁( SB CT ) ▁after ▁re deploy ment ▁from ▁Ira q ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Den oted ▁ 1 - 1 AD ▁" Ready ▁First ", ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁B CT , ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁deployed ▁to ▁Afghan istan ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁first ▁female ▁eng agement ▁team ▁to ▁deploy ▁from ▁Fort ▁Bl iss ▁was ▁trained ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁before ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁Leon ▁Pan etta ' s ▁order ▁res c inding ▁restrictions ▁on ▁women ▁in ▁combat ▁roles . ▁" Ready ▁First " ▁Brigade ▁converted ▁from ▁a ▁S try ker ▁B CT ▁to ▁an ▁AB CT ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade : ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade , ▁ 1 st ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁in ▁Ba um holder , ▁Germany , ▁remained ▁assigned ▁to ▁USA RE UR ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0