The Communication and Information Systems Groups (Gp CIS), known until 2002 as the Transmission Troops or TTr (, {{langx, fr, Troupes de Transmissions), are the
military communications
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units of the
Land Component
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of the
Belgian Armed Forces
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. They operate and maintain secure communications and information systems at strategic, operational and tactical level.
Each brigade headquarters was also supported by its own HQ company that included a Transmission platoon. In 2002, the brigade headquarters Transmission platoons were disbanded, and the independent Transmission units transformed into Groups CIS (Gp CIS). To support the brigades and subordinate units, five Groups CIS were established:
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2nd Group CIS in Sint-Niklaas (disbanded)
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4th Group CIS in Marche-en-Famenne
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5th Group CIS
The 5th Group Communication and Information Systems was a military communications unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces
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in Tournai (disbanded)
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6th Group CIS in Vilvoorde
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10th Group CIS
The 10th Group Communication and Information Systems is a military communications unit in the Belgian Army, Land Component of the Military of Belgium, Belgian Armed Forces. The 10th Group CIS operates and maintains secure communications and inform ...
in Leopoldsburg
With the Transformation Plan of the Belgian Army and establishment of the Medium Brigade, the
2nd Group CIS and
5th Group CIS
The 5th Group Communication and Information Systems was a military communications unit in the Land Component of the Belgian Armed Forces
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were disbanded in 2011, and its personnel was transferred to either the
6th Group CIS or the
4th Group CIS.
On November 22, 2018, the Medium Brigade was restructured into the
Motorized Brigade that included both the
4th Group CIS and
10th Group CIS
The 10th Group Communication and Information Systems is a military communications unit in the Belgian Army, Land Component of the Military of Belgium, Belgian Armed Forces. The 10th Group CIS operates and maintains secure communications and inform ...
. The
6th Group CIS was integrated into the
Special Operations Regiment (SOR).
Sources
De Gemotoriseerde Brigaderetrieved October 23, 2023.
Gemotoriseerde Brigade ziet het levenslicht establishment Motorized Brigade on 22 November 2018, (archived) retrieved July 15, 2019.
Opendeur Motorized Brigade Leopoldsburg list with units Moterized Brigade, retrieved October 23, 2023.
4 Groep CIS traint interoperabiliteit Capacité Motorisée (CaMo) training with French units, retrieved October 23, 2023.
Special Operations Regiment viert meerdere verjaardagen units of Belgian SOR, retrieved October 23, 2023.
Belgische Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers QRVA 19698-19699Questions Belgian Chamber of Representatives - Management Network and data communication systems by CIS, page 60-61, retrieved October 24, 2023.
Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen - Motie militaire kwartieren WestakkersMotion preservation Westakkers military quarters Sint-Niklaas, retrieved October 24, 2023.
Belgian Chamber of Representatives - Question No 11959, pages 7-8, on the disbanding of the 5e CIS Tournai, retrieved October 24, 2023.
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