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1st Brigade, 91st Division (Training Support)

The 1st Brigade, 91st Division provides Battle Command and Staff Training (BCST) to Reserve Component units in its designated area of responsibility. The 1st Bde (BCST), 91st Div (TS) is located at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area in Dublin, California approximately 25 miles east of Oakland, CA on Interstate 580 near the 580/680 interchange. The 91st Division SGT Phillip C. Katz Battle Projection Center (BPC) opened in August 1997. It is the keystone for all simulation exercises. Housing a variety of simulations and manned with a force of specialized and extensively trained soldiers and civilians, its mission is to produce and project the simulation.

The Observer/Trainer Course provides personnel assigned as Exercise Group Observer/Controllers the background necessary to be successful in their role as an Observer/Controller down range. The observer controller course is executed in two modules: .Module I - Pre-resident phase. Oriented on war-fighting capabilities and ensures O/C are tactically and technically proficient. This phase is conducted prior to resident attendance. .Module II - Resident Phase. This course is 40 hours in length, conducted over a five-day period. This phase teaches the O/C student to plan and prepare for simulation exercises, how to construct and implement an observation plan, and how to conduct informal and formal AARs. This instruction is evaluated through a cumulative final exam, practical exercises, and mini-Ex.

The Battalion/Brigade Battle Simulation Course is a training tool for brigade and battalion commanders to train, exercise and evaluate their staffs in planning and execution of combat operation and decision making skills. This simulation provides a realistic multi-threat, time stressed combat environment for the execution of Army war fighting doctrine. During a BBS exercise, the commander and battle staff must develop, correlate and assess tactical and logistical data; formulate situational estimates, and make immediate decisions in the command, control and synchronization of combat, combat support and combat service support assets. The purpose of the course is to train students on BBS workstation operations and provides them with an understanding of the duties and responsibilities of a simulation coach. At the completion of training and a performance oriented examination, each student will have the necessary skills to perform workstation terminal operations. These skills will assist each soldier in the performance of his/her duties as a simulation coach on unit simulation exercises.

The Exercise Control Cell Course provides personnel assigned to work within the ECC the background necessary to successfully prepare and execute the ECC mission. The Exercise Control Cell Course is executed over a two-day period. The Exercise Control Cell Course teaches the ECC leadership and staff the basic requirements for a successful simulation exercise. The course focuses on the ECC's overall mission and role as well as the duties and responsibilities of ECC personnel for each phase/milestone in the exercise planning and execution process.

The OPFOR Course provides personnel assigned to work within the OPFOR Branch the necessary Background to successfully prepare and execute the mission of accurately replicating the doctrine, tactics, force structure, and equipment of an Opposing Force in support of a BCST Simulation Exercise. The course is conducted over a 3-day period. Students are introduced to OPFOR philosophy, roles, missions, and responsibilities, and review OPFOR references and the simulations used to replicate a capabilities-based OPFOR. Students receive instruction on OPFOR Battlefield Operating Systems (BOS), to include Order of Battle and the equipment and concepts associated with F&S, C2, AD, AVN, EN, FS, and CSS operations. Students next examine Offensive and Defensive doctrine, tactics, and organization within both an Armor/Mechanized-based and Infantry-based OPFOR. Practical exercises covering the Offense and Defense reinforce students' understanding of how a capabilities-based OPFOR fights. Also included in the course are overviews covering IPB, MD, MP, OPFOR Scientific Methodology (calculating the battlefield), and Information Warfare. The course concludes with a review of the Korea and JRTC scenarios and a written examination.

The 1st Brigade, 91st Division (Training Support) was Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as Headquarters Troop, 91st Division. Organized in October 1917 at Camp Lewis, Washington. Demobilized in May 1919 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters Company, 91st Division. Organized in November 1921 at San Francisco, California. Reorganized and redesignated 6 April 1942 as Division Headquarters and Military Police Company (less Military Police Platoon), 91st Division. Ordered into active military service 15 August 1942 and reorganized at Camp White, Oregon; concurrently redesignated as Headquarters Company, 91st Infantry Division. Inactivated 1 December 1945 at Camp Rucker, Alabama. Activated 25 March 1947 at San Francisco, California. Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve. Disbanded 1 May 1959 at San Francisco, California. Reconstituted 24 November 1967 in the Army Reserve as Headquarters, 1st Brigade, 91st Division (Training). Activated 20 January 1968 at Sacramento, California. Location changed 1 February 1993 to Dublin, California. Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1993 as Headquarters, 1st Brigade, 91st Division (Exercise). Reorganized and redesignated 17 October 1999 as Headquarters, 1st Brigade, 91st Division (Training Support).