Infantry Brigade Combat Team

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U.S. Army brigade formation brigade combat team modular brigade

An Infantry Brigade Combat Team is a modular, self-sufficient U.S. Army formation built around infantry units and equipped with its own combat support and sustainment elements for independent operations.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. Army brigade formation ⓘ brigade combat team ⓘ modular brigade ⓘ
canBeAssignedTo	Army National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ active component ⓘ
commandedBy	colonel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ
designedFor	expeditionary operations ⓘ independent operations ⓘ infantry-centric operations ⓘ joint operations ⓘ
doctrineDefinedIn	U.S. Army field manuals NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army organizational design documents ⓘ
equippedWith	anti-armor weapons ⓘ communications systems ⓘ intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems ⓘ light tactical vehicles ⓘ mortars ⓘ small arms ⓘ towed artillery ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	IBCT NERFINISHED ⓘ Infantry BCT NERFINISHED ⓘ Light Infantry Brigade Combat Team NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	combined arms capable ⓘ highly deployable ⓘ infantry-focused ⓘ lightly armored ⓘ modular ⓘ scalable ⓘ self-sufficient ⓘ tailorable ⓘ
hasComponent	brigade engineer battalion ⓘ brigade support battalion ⓘ cavalry squadron ⓘ combat engineer company ⓘ combat support elements ⓘ field artillery battalion ⓘ fires support elements ⓘ logistics support elements ⓘ medical support elements ⓘ military intelligence company ⓘ reconnaissance elements ⓘ signal company ⓘ signal support elements ⓘ sustainment elements ⓘ
hasPrimaryComponent	brigade headquarters and headquarters company ⓘ infantry battalion ⓘ
hasSubclass	Air Assault Infantry Brigade Combat Team NERFINISHED ⓘ Airborne Infantry Brigade Combat Team NERFINISHED ⓘ Light Infantry Brigade Combat Team NERFINISHED ⓘ
higherEchelon	U.S. Army corps NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army division NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedAsPartOf	U.S. Army modular force transformation ⓘ
mission	to close with and destroy the enemy through close combat ⓘ to provide security and stability in an area of operations ⓘ to support civil authorities when directed ⓘ
optimizedFor	operations in complex terrain ⓘ operations in restrictive terrain ⓘ operations in urban terrain ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army Brigade Combat Team structure ⓘ
supportsRole	area security ⓘ close combat ⓘ counterinsurgency operations ⓘ homeland defense missions ⓘ peacekeeping operations ⓘ stability operations ⓘ theater security cooperation ⓘ
timePeriodOfIntroduction	early 2000s ⓘ
typicalSize	approximately 3,000 to 4,500 soldiers ⓘ

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4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division → type → Infantry Brigade Combat Team ⓘ