CHAPTER 2: Organization

XVI. LOGISTICS

Materiel Support Brigade, Army or Corps or Army Group

* The numbers of ammunition/cargo transport and POL transport battalions can vary depending on the number of subordinate armies, corps, divisions, and/or separate brigades supported. The equipment totals here reflect three possible variants of the brigade structure. Variant 1 shows the smallest possible organization, with three ammunition/cargo transport battalions and one POL transport battalion. Variant 2 shows a medium-strength brigade with three ammunition/cargo transport battalions and two POL transport battalions. Variant 3 shows the largest possible brigade structure, with four ammunition/cargo transport battalions and two POL transport battalions.

** The General Staff may allocate an entire tank transport/heavy-lift regiment to an army group. Such a regiment has three or four battalions equipped with heavy equipment transporters (HETs). The army group, in turn, may allocate the entire regiment to a subordinate army when the mission dictates. Alternatively, the army group may allocate a tank transport/heavy-lift battalion to a subordinate army or corps. In the latter case, the army or corps normally attaches the battalion to its organic materiel support brigade.

Materiel Support Battalion, MID and TD or MIBR (Sep) and TBR (Sep)

Maintenance Battalion, MID and TD or MIBR (Sep) and TBR (Sep) or Corps or Army

Medical Battalion, MID and TD or MIBR (Sep) and TBR (Sep) or Corps