A special troops battalion (STB) is an

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of a modular

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(or equivalent),

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or higher echelon

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organization. It may comprise companies from different branches of the army, but typically has a

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(HHC) and Signal Network Company at a minimum.

Division headquarters battalion

The division headquarters battalion is composed of: * Headquarters and Headquarters Company * Operations Company * Intelligence & Surveillance Company * Signal Company * Division Band The division headquarters battalion is capable of functioning as a tactical headquarters while deployed.

Brigade combat teams

In some divisions these battalions are referred to as either brigade troops battalions (BTB) or brigade special troops battalions (BSTB). * Headquarters Company is composed of: ** Battalion Staff ** Military Police Platoon **

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Recon Platoon ** Medical Platoon ** Maintenance Platoon ** Support/Distribution Platoon * Military Intelligence Company * Signal Network Support Company * Engineer Company Under the brigade organization introduced by Army Chief of Staff

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Infantry and Heavy Brigade Combat Teams special troops battalions will get another combat engineer company and be reflagged as an engineer battalion. The formerly separate companies in a

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brigade are to be combined and flagged as an engineer battalion.

Sustainment brigades

In the

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, the battalion is composed of an HHC and a signal network support company. When deployed, the battalion will usually have a financial management (FM) company, postal, and a human resources (HR) company attached to it for command and control (C2), administrative and logistics support.Field Manual Interim (FMI) 4-93.2, "The Sustainment Brigade." Headquarters, Department of the Army, February 2009. Unlike their fellow Combat Sustainment Support Battalions (CSSBs), STBs in Sustainment Brigades are not allocated personnel for a Support Operations section.

References

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