combat brigade
Military battle group
A combat brigade is a military unit typically consisting of 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers, organized as a self-sufficient fighting force with infantry, armor, artillery, and support elements.
Brigades form the basic building blocks for larger operations: The Army deployed three combat brigades to the region.
In the U.S.
Army, brigade combat teams (BCTs) are the primary deployable units.
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
- rapid deploymentFast positioning of forces
forward operating base · soldiers · armor · armored vehicles · artillery · platoon · division · frontline · barracks · commanding · tactical · convoy · warfare · fire support · troops · boots on the ground · military · unit cohesion
- Army Unitsinfantry battalion, cavalry regiment, infantry regiment, rifle company, chemical company
- brigades
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Civilian overseas service program
humanitarian mission · peacekeeping force · civilian workforce · diplomatic corps · aid convoy
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