Brigade Headquarters Company
Mobile Brigade HQ Company
The Mobile Brigade HQ Company serves as the command, coordination, communications, liaison, and operational-control element of the Mobile Infantry Brigade.
The company provides brigade-level operational management, sustainment coordination, intelligence compilation, movement control, convoy oversight, dispatch operations, and local headquarters security while maintaining full operational mobility.
Unlike divisional headquarters structures, the Brigade HQ Company is intentionally compact and mobile, emphasizing operational endurance, rapid relocation capability, decentralized communications, and convoy survivability.
Brigade HQ Company Summary
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| Personnel | 159 |
| CT-Family Vehicles | 16 |
| UV-32 Mule | 12 |
| Dedicated CT Drivers | 16 |
Brigade HQ Company Organization
| Element | Personnel |
|---|---|
| Company HQ | 12 |
| Brigade Command Section | 18 |
| Operations & Planning Section | 24 |
| Signals Section | 32 |
| Intelligence / Maps Section | 16 |
| Liaison & Dispatch Section | 18 |
| Security Section | 24 |
| Driver Section | 15 |
| Total | 159 |
Company Headquarters
The Company Headquarters coordinates brigade-level communications, sustainment oversight, movement planning, operational reporting, and headquarters administration.
| Position / Element | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Company Commander | 1 |
| Executive Officer | 1 |
| First Sergeant | 1 |
| Operations Officers | 2 |
| Clerks / Records Personnel | 3 |
| Radio Operators | 2 |
| Dispatch Personnel | 2 |
| Total | 12 |
Brigade Command Section
The Brigade Command Section contains the senior operational leadership responsible for directing brigade combat operations.
| Element | Personnel |
|---|---|
| Brigade Commander and Staff | 6 |
| Operations Coordinators | 4 |
| Liaison Personnel | 4 |
| Senior Enlisted Staff | 4 |
| Total | 18 |
Operations & Planning Section
The Operations & Planning Section manages brigade movement planning, deployment coordination, operational mapping, sustainment synchronization, and corridor management.
| Element | Personnel |
|---|---|
| Operations Officers | 4 |
| Planning Staff | 6 |
| Movement Coordinators | 6 |
| Mapping Personnel | 4 |
| Administrative Support | 4 |
| Total | 24 |
Signals Section
The Signals Section maintains brigade-wide communications capability.
Responsibilities include:
- Brigade radio network management
- Convoy communications
- Sustainment coordination
- Battalion communications relay
- Signal repair and maintenance
- Wire communications support
- Dispatch coordination
| Element | Personnel |
|---|---|
| Radio Operators | 12 |
| Signal Technicians | 8 |
| Wire Teams | 6 |
| Communications Dispatch Personnel | 6 |
| Total | 32 |
Intelligence / Maps Section
The Intelligence / Maps Section compiles operational reports, updates route maps, tracks corridor status, and maintains brigade-level situational awareness.
| Element | Personnel |
|---|---|
| Intelligence Analysts | 4 |
| Mapping Personnel | 4 |
| Recon Liaison Personnel | 4 |
| Records / Reporting Personnel | 4 |
| Total | 16 |
Liaison & Dispatch Section
The Liaison & Dispatch Section manages operational message delivery, route coordination, convoy liaison, and inter-battalion communications.
| Element | Personnel |
|---|---|
| Dispatch Riders | 6 |
| Convoy Liaison Personnel | 4 |
| Route Coordination Personnel | 4 |
| Dispatch Clerks | 4 |
| Total | 18 |
Security Section
The Security Section provides local headquarters defense, convoy overwatch, perimeter security, and emergency reinforcement capability.
| Element | Personnel |
|---|---|
| Security Teams | 18 |
| Heavy Weapons Personnel | 4 |
| Reserve Weapons Custodians | 2 |
| Total | 24 |
Driver Section
The Driver Section provides dedicated CT-family drivers for Brigade HQ vehicles.
| Element | Personnel |
|---|---|
| Dedicated CT Drivers | 15 |
An additional driver is assigned to the Brigade Armory Truck and counted under the Security Section.
Brigade HQ Vehicles
| Vehicle | Quantity | Role |
|---|---|---|
| CT-32 Command Trucks | 4 | Brigade command and staff transport |
| CT-32 Signals Trucks | 3 | Brigade communications support |
| CT-32 Operations Trucks | 2 | Operations planning and mapping |
| CT-32 Liaison Trucks | 2 | Dispatch and liaison operations |
| CT-32 Security / Transport Trucks | 4 | Security personnel and HQ transport |
| CT-32E Armory Truck | 1 | Brigade reserve weapons transport |
| UV-32 Mule | 12 | Dispatch, liaison, route coordination, local movement |
Brigade Armory Truck
The Brigade HQ Company maintains a centralized mobile reserve armory under brigade control.
The Armory Truck exists to:
- Replace battlefield weapon losses
- Reinforce convoy security
- Equip replacement personnel
- Support special operational detachments
- Sustain prolonged combat operations
- Temporarily reinforce support formations
The reserve pool provides weapons only and does not generate additional combat manpower.
Weapons may be temporarily assigned to existing personnel as operational requirements dictate.
Armory Reserve Inventory
| Weapon | Quantity |
|---|---|
| R-20 Service Rifle | 12 |
| R-20 DMR | 12 |
| PMR-35 "Vanguard" | 12 |
| AM-35 Anti-Material Rifle | 12 |
| SMG-32 | 12 |
| P-32 Service Pistol | 12 |
| GL-34 Problem Solver | 12 |
| LMG-39 | 12 |
| VMG-33 | 12 |
| HMG-34 | 12 |
| RL-36 | 12 |
Armory Doctrine
Machine guns from the reserve pool may be mounted on CT-family vehicles using the brigade-standard:
Universal Machine Gun Mount (UMGM)
This allows support and sustainment vehicles to be temporarily reinforced during:
- Convoy operations
- Route security
- Depot defense
- Emergency perimeter defense
- Ambush response
- Reinforcement operations
No artillery, mortars, anti-tank guns, or other heavy crew-served systems are maintained in the Brigade Armory Truck.
Brigade HQ Doctrine
The Brigade HQ Company is designed around:
- Operational mobility
- Distributed command
- Communications survivability
- Rapid relocation
- Sustainment coordination
- Convoy continuity
- Operational endurance
Rather than functioning as a static administrative headquarters, the company operates as a fully mobile command and coordination network capable of relocating rapidly while maintaining brigade operational control.
The high number of UV-32 Mules reflects the brigade emphasis on decentralized dispatch, liaison operations, route management, and resilient communications under disrupted battlefield conditions.