[5][3] During the course of the war, a myriad of different units were trained in the area, including foreign volunteers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS, as well as four divisions of the Italian Social Republic's National Republican Army.

[6][1] On 2 September 1960, 16 American soldiers were killed and 26 injured when an 8-inch howitzer shell crashed into them during a morning roll call.

As the current Regionally Aligned Force in Europe, one of the brigade's main mission is increasing interoperability with other NATO nations.

[9] Grafenwoehr Training Area allowed the entire brigade to re-consolidate all forces in preparation for redeployment back to Fort Hood, Texas.

Within the training area, Camp Aachen and Camp Algiers are located on the Grafenwoehr Training Area, and provide housing support, as well as an Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR), United Service Organizations (USO), and Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) shoppette facility.