The 71st Airborne Brigade was an airborne brigade of the United States Army and the Texas Army National Guard. The brigade was active from 15 January 1968 until 1 November 1973.
The formation traces its history to the 71st Infantry Brigade of the 36th Division in World War I, when it had the 141st and 142nd Infantry Regiments assigned.
The 71st Airborne Brigade consisted of three airborne infantry battalions:
On 1 November 1973, the brigade was inactivated and used to activated the 36th Infantry Brigade (Airborne).
The brigade's lineage lives on today, embodied in the 71st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade.
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