A special troops battalion (STB) is an organic unit of a modular brigade, division (or equivalent), corps or higher echelon United States Army organization. It may comprise companies from different branches of the army, but typically has a Headquarters and Headquarters Company (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 & Sustainment 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
- CBRNE Recon Platoon
- Medical Platoon
- Maintenance Platoon
- Military Intelligence Company
- Signal Network Support Company
- Engineer Company.
The Stryker brigade combat teams (SBCTs) do not have an STB and the components are treated as stand-alone units.
Sustainment Brigades[]
In the sustainment brigade, 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.[1] Unlike their fellow Combat Service Support Battalions (CSSBs), STBs in Sustainment Brigades are not allocated personnel for a Support Operations section.
References[]
- ↑ Field Manual Interim (FMI) 4-93.2, "The Sustainment Brigade." Headquarters, Department of the Army, February 2009.
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