The Army has begun reorganizing into 43 brigade combat teams. The Army anticipates 19 of these brigades will be heavy armor units, with M1A1 Abrams tanks and Bradley troop carriers; 18 will be light infantry units; and six will be medium-weight units with wheeled Stryker combat vehicles. They will have a standard design, which includes the following major elements:
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Heavy Brigades
Medium Stryker Brigades
Light Infantry Brigades
Headquarters
Command and control
Psychological operations/civil affairs
Aviation and air defense
Security platoon
Military police platoon
Communications/ network operations
Command and control
Psychological operations/civil affairs
Aviation and air defense
Signal company
Command and control
Special operations/civil affairs coordination
Aviation and air defense
Security platoon
Military police platoon
Signal company
Engineer company
Intelligence and Surveillance
Military intelligence company
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicles
Multisensor unit
Military intelligence company
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Sensor unit
Military intelligence company
Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle platoon
Combat Maneuver and Reconnaissance
4 tank companies (over 55 M1A1 Abrams tanks)
4 mechanized companies (over 85 Bradley and Scout Infantry Fighting Vehicles)
2 sniper sections
9 infantry companies
9 mobile gun system platoons
9 mortar sections
3 scout platoons
3 sniper sections
53 reconnaissance and fire vehicles with long-range advanced scout surveillance system
Mortar platoon
3 chemical reconnaissance vehicles
Multisensor platoon
6 infantry companies
6 motorized assault platoons
2 scout platoons
2 mortar platoons
2 sniper sections
Motorized reconnaissance troops
Dismounted reconnaissance troops
Humvees with long-range advanced scout surveillance system
Anti-Tank
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9 Stryker anti-tank vehicles
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Fires Battalion
3 joint tactical air control teams
2 Howitzer batteries
5 joint tactical air control parties
3 Howitzer batteries
3 joint tactical air control teams
Support Battalion
Maintenance company
Distribution company
Medical company
4 forward support companies
Maintenance company
Distribution company
Medical company
2 Howitzer batteries
Maintenance company
Distribution company
Medical company
Protection
Chemical reconnaissance vehicles
2 engineer companies
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4 forward support companies
Engineer
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9 engineer squads
3 mobility squads (various equipment)
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Target Acquisition
Target acquisition platoon
Counterfire and countermortar radars
Target acquisition platoon
Counterfire and countermortar radars
Target acquisition platoon
Counterfire and countermortar radars
Source: U.S. Army
