Lesson 1: Organization of a Maneuver Brigade/Battalion/Battalion Task Force

LESSON 1

ORGANIZATION OF A MANEUVER BRIGADE/BATTALION/

BATTALION TASK FORCE

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OVERVIEW

LESSON DESCRIPTION:

In this lesson, you will learn about the organization and composition of a maneuver brigade, battalion,

and battalion task force.

TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE:

ACTION:

Explain the organizational structure for a maneuver brigade, battalion, and

battalion task force.

CONDITION:

You will have this lesson.

STANDARD:

To demonstrate competency, you must achieve a minimum of 70% on the

subcourse examination.

REFERENCES:

The material in this lesson was derived from the following publications:

FM 7-20, FM 7-30, FM 11-50, FM 24-1, FM 24-22, FM 71-2, FM 71-3, FM 71-

100, FM 101-5-1, TRADOC Pamphlet 11-9, TOE Handbook 07015L-CTH, and

TOE Handbook 307245L-CTH.

INTRODUCTION

Maneuver brigades and battalions are the division's fighting forces. As a signal officer, you may be

assigned to one of these echelons, where you will be working with the operations officer and advising

the commander on signal matters. You must know how these units are organized so you can provide the

finest signal support. Before you study the maneuver brigade and battalion organizations, you need to

know the various types of divisions and the overall mission of each.

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