81st Brigade Commanders
1917 - 1968 (Under 41st Infantry Division)
1917- Gen. Richard Coulter Jr.
1918 - Col. John May
1919 - LTC William Sullivan
1924 - Gen. Charles Blethen
1926-1933 - Gen. Paul Weyrauch
1934- Gen. Alvin Hankins
1940 - Gen. J.C. Drain
1968 - Present
| Years Service | Name of Commander | Biography | Photo |
| 1968-1970 | Gen. Albert Kaye | Link | Photo |
| 1970-1974 | Gen. Merritt Johnson | Link | Photo |
| 1974-1977 | Gen. Lyle Buchanon | Link | Photo |
| 1977-1981 | Gen. Robert Westphal | Photo | |
| 1981-1984 | Gen. Keith Eggen | Link | Photo |
| 1984-1986 | Gen. Dan Sullivan | Link | Photo |
| 1986-1989 | Gen. Greg Barlow | Link | Photo |
| 1989-1992 | Gen. Gary Stone | ||
| 1992-1996 | Gen. Lee Legowick | Link | Photo |
| 1996-1999 | Gen. Terry Reed | Link | |
| 1999-2002 | Gen. Richard Read | Link | Photo |
| 2002-2005 | Gen. Oscar Hilman | Link | |
| 2005-2008 | Col. Michael McCaffree | Photo | |
| 2008-2010 | Col. Ronald Kapral | Photo | |
| 2010-2012 | Col. Chris Fowler | Link | Photo |
| 2012-2015 | Col. Mike Weitzel | Link | Photo |
| 2015-2017 | Col. Bryan Grenon | Link | |
| 2017 - 2019 | Col. Shaun Hodge | ||
| 2019 - 2020 | Col. Paul Sellars | ||
| 2020 - 2022 | Col. James Perrin | ||
| 2022 - Present | Col. Matthew James |
