[5] It never saw combat in World War I, like the other units of the 87th Division, the brigade was used for labor duties and a pool of reinforcements.

The troop followed its division as it shifted to the vicinity of Gross Rederching near the Saar-German border on 10 December, and capturing Rimling, Obergailbach, and Guiderkirch.

[9] The 87th moved to the vicinity of St. Vith on 28 January, then attacked and captured Schlierbach, Selz, and Hogden by the end of the month.

[9] The Division crossed the Rhine on 25–26 March and despite strong opposition, consolidated its bridgehead, and secured Grossenlinden and Langgöns.

[7] For the next 30 years, the brigade would continue as a Reserve unit in inactive status and would never be called on to participate in any conflicts.

[7] In 1997, the brigade was withdrawn from the Reserve and activated in the Regular Army at Fort Drum, New York, before being inactivated two years later.

The brigade, which is headquartered at Fort Drum and is subordinate to the First Army Division East,[2] is responsible for early stages of training for other reserve soldiers who have been alerted for deployment.

[13] Soldiers of the 174th Infantry Brigade trained other units in land navigation, area security, urban operations, marksmanship, and live fire exercises.

[4] These items contained allusions to the brigade's honors during World War I and II, and its history with the 78th Infantry Division.

Later that month, the brigade was again mobilized to Fort Bragg, North Carolina for another training mission.

The 174th IN BDE is now configured as a Combined Arms Training Brigade (CATB) under 1st Army's Division East.