Reply #35: 45 Active Army 18 NG 15 Active Marines 5 Reserve Marines [View All]

[sanskritwarrior]

45 Combat Brigades Active Duty

10 Division's each has 4 Brigades except 25th ID which has 5......

So that gives us 41

3rd Armored Cav Regiment
2nd Stryker Cav Regiment
11 Armored Cav Regiment
173rd Airborne Brigade

Add in 10 Combat Aviation Brigades which are figured into the deployment numbers and add in

18 National Guard Combat Brigades

39th Infantry Brigade Arkansas
256th Mech Inf Brigade Louisiana
116th Armored Cav Brigade Idaho, Montana
155th Armored Brigade Mississippi, Alabama
81st Infantry Brigade Oregon, Washington
218th Infantry Brigade South Carolina, North Caroline
48th Infantry Brigade Georgia, Florida
56th Infantry Brigade Texas
36th Infantry Brigade Texas
278th Armored Cav Brigade Tennessee, Kentucky
34th Infantry Brigade Minnestoa, The Dakotas
53rd Infantry Brigade Florida
45th Infantry Brigade Oklahoma, Kansas
76th Infantry Brigade Indiana, Ohio
29th Infantry Brigade Hawaii
37th Infantry Brigade Ohio, Michigan
6th Stryker Brigade Pennsylvania
30th Infantry Brigade North Carolina

So there are 63 Ground Combat Brigades add in the 10 Combat Aviation and you get 73........

Now only 3 National Guard Brigades are usually mobilized at any one time so the active number is usually around 48-50 Ground Combat Brigades

With 14 Brigades in Iraq during the surge at a time and 10 recovering and 10 preparing to go. That is 34 out of 48 at any one time either in Iraq, getting ready to go or resting from just going. Of the remaining 14; 2 are in Afghanistan, 2 just got back and 2 are getting ready for the stan. That leaves 8 brigades, one is always in South Korea, 1st Brigade/2nd Infantry Division so that leaves 7. Of the 7 remaining 2 are always in Transformation state which means they are pulled off the line to field and train new equipment. So that leaves 5 Brigades left to deal with other contigencies around the world.

This is all just for the Army

The Marine Corps has another 15 Brigade sized units but they are based off the Regimental system,

So add in the Army Ground combat Brigades active duty only and the Marine Corps Brigades (read Regiment) and the strength is 60 Combat Brigades with a combined Army/Marine force in Iraq of 17 Brigades in Iraq at any one time, combat forces only.......start adding in Combat support, MP's, Transportation, MI, Civil affairs etc.............