Welcome to the Brigade Special Troops Battalion of the
81st Brigade Combat Team (Heavy)

"Backbone of the Brigade"

Troops Battalion Crest

Welcome to the website of the 81st Brigade Special Troops Battalion.  Our unit is dedicated to the service of our Nation and each soldier is truly a citizen-soldier of neighbors helping neighbors.  We have a proud tradition and history in serving the State of Washington and the United States of America.

Sincerely,
LTC Kenneth Garrison

Battalion Commander
Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Garrison

Battalion Executive Officer
Major Kevin Harmon

Battalion
S-3
Captain Jacqueline Baird
 Major Stanley Seo

Battalion Command Sergeant Major
Command Sergeant Major David Nunn

 

MISSION STATEMENT

Federal Mission: On Order the 81st Brigade Troops Battalion conducts mobilizes and deploys to a post-mobilization training site and, upon validation, to a designated contingency area of operations by sea, land, or air; occupies staging areas; and prepared for combat.  On order, the Battalion conducts combat support operations as part of the 81st Brigade Combat Team, or a designated contingency force headquarters.

State: The 81st Brigade Troops Battalion is prepared to protect life and property; to preserve peace, order, and public safety; and/or to conduct disaster relief operations.