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A brigade was historically commanded by a brigadier general and composed of several regiments, but is currently commanded by a colonel and composed of several battalions. In the US Army, maneuver brigades are composed of combat arms units which directly engage the enemy, while support brigades provide administrative and logistical support.
Until 1918, the chief of staff of a brigade was known as a brigade major. Before 1922, British Army brigades were normally commanded by general officers holding the rank of brigadier-general (equivalent to a "one-star" rank in the US Army); after that date, the brigade commander was an appointment for officers with the rank of brigadier, which ...
The brigade combat team (BCT) is the basic deployable unit of maneuver in the U.S. Army. A brigade combat team consists of one combat arms branch maneuver brigade, and its assigned support and fire units. A brigade is normally commanded by a colonel although in some cases a brigadier general (O-7) may assume command. [1]
This is a list of current formations of the United States Army, which is constantly changing as the Army changes its structure over time. Due to the nature of those changes, specifically the restructuring of brigades into autonomous modular brigades, debate has arisen as to whether brigades are units or formations; for the purposes of this list, brigades are currently excluded.
0–9. 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade; 1st Separate Brigade (Philippine Expedition) 1st Space Brigade; 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade; 3rd Security Force Assistance Brigade
3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (United States) 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division 55th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
0–9. 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (United States) 3rd Cavalry Stryker Brigade Combat Team; 3rd Infantry Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division
The use of formalized ranks in a hierarchical structure came into widespread use with the Roman Army. [citation needed]In modern times, executive control, management and administration of military organization is typically undertaken by governments through a government department within the structure of public administration, often known as a ministry of defence or department of defense.