U.S. Navy Enlisted Rank & Rates of WW2
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U.S. Army Machine Gun Squad (1914): M1909 Benét–Mercié
An early U.S. Army Machine Gun Squad (1914). Before the U.S. entered World War I, the Infantry Regiment’s machine guns were all contained within a Provisional Machine Gun Company. This company at war strength had 4 squads (2 platoons) that each served a M1909 Benét–Mercié feed strip-fed machine gun. At this time the squad was 10 men: a Squad Leader (Sergeant), Gunner (Corporal), and numbers 1 to 8. No 1 was the Loader, No. 2 was the Tripod Carrier, and No. 3 was a crewmember.
Canadian LAV 6 Mechanized Rifle Company of 2022
A Canadian Mechanized Company (A Coy, 2 PPCLI) augmented for deployment to Latvia in late 2022. Each of Canada’s 3 active Infantry Regiments has 2 Mech Bns with LAV 6 IFVs (pronounced “lav”, not spelled like in the US). This graphic represents a Coy plussed up for deployment by other elements in the Canadian Army (reserves, other PPCLI battalions, etc). When they configure as a combined arms task force they’re called a “Combat Team” (equivalent to a US Company Team/UK Compan
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Experimental U.S. Army Mobile BCT Rifle Company
This video looks at the experimental organization of the U.S. Army's Rifle Company for the new Mobile Brigade Combat Team (MBCT), how the MBCT differs from the IBCT, and the purpose of the Infantry Squad Vehicle it's based on.
NEW Experimental Armored Brigades in the U.S. Army
The U.S. 3rd Infantry Division is experimenting with reorganizing the Armored Brigade Combat Team for Transformation in Contact and this video covers the current state of their task org. Major elements of their redesign include the integration of loitering munitions, FPV one-way attack drones, and UAS and in one of their brigades the reorganization of one of their CABs into a second Cavalry Squadron, tentatively called Recon-Strike Squadrons. These will be tested at two diffe
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Cold War Japanese Military Manuals
A collection of Cold War Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Manuals, including on the Rifle Squad and Company.
21st Century US Marine Unit Organization & Manuals
Archive > Post Cold-War > Post-Cold War U.S. Sources > 21st Century U.S. Marine Unit Organization & Manuals Miscellaneous Documents • Tables of Organization Miscellaneous Documents with Organizational Info Title Date Remarks II MEFO 3100.3E, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs), Commanding General II MEF 11 May 2018 Includes detailed troop lists for reinforcing or augmenting units on a MEU, but not the T/O of units kept complete (MEU C
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