Organization
Light infantry team
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Unit | Count |
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Rifleman | 2 |
M250 gunner | 1 |
Grenadier | 1 |
A U.S. Army light infantry team typically consists of four soldiers, one with a grenade launcher and one with an automatic rifle.
Weapons squad
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Unit | Count |
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Officer/NCO | 1 |
Rifleman | 1 |
M240 gun team | 2 |
Javelin team | 2 |
Attack drone | 2 |
Typically assigned to platoons and tasked out from there as appropriate, a U.S. Army light infantry weapons squad consists of two medium machine gun teams and two anti-armor teams, along with a squad leader and drone operator.
Stryker squad
Model list
Unit | Count |
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Stryker | 1 |
Officer/NCO | 1 |
Rifleman | 4 |
M250 gunner | 2 |
Grenadier | 2 |
Thanks to an increased troop capacity over the Bradley, the U.S. Army's Stryker squads closely mirror their light infantry counterparts, with two teams and a squad leader mounted in the back of the vehicle.
Light infantry squad
Model list
Unit | Count |
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Officer/NCO | 1 |
MAAWS gunner | 1 |
Drone | 2 |
Rifleman | 4 |
M250 gunner | 2 |
Grenadier | 2 |
The U.S. Army's light infantry squads consist of two teams, along with a squad leader. Recent developments have added some anti-armor and unmanned aerial system capability to the squad.
The rifle squad may also be paired with an Infantry Squad Vehicle for mobility, with one of the rifleman acting as a driver.
Bradley section
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Model list
Unit | Count |
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Bradley | 2 |
Officer/NCO | 2 |
M250 gunner | 3 |
Grenadier | 3 |
Rifleman | 6 |
Given the Bradley's passenger capacity, most Bradley deployments feature a squad split between vehicles, with either the platoon leader or platoon sergeant and a squad leader in the section along with other troops.
Bradley platoon
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Unit | Count |
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Medic | 1 |
Rifleman | 13 |
Bradley | 4 |
Officer/NCO | 4 |
M250 gunner | 6 |
Grenadier | 6 |
The Bradley platoon consists of two sections, along with at least one medic and a forward observer. Given that many platoons are understrength, the medic and FO are typically able to ride in the vehicles, replacing a rifleman each from the section organization.
Light infantry platoon
Model list
A U.S. Army light infantry platoon consists of three rifle squads, a weapons squad, and a headquarters section with a platoon leader, platoon sergeant, medic, and three systems operators.
If mounted in Infantry Squad Vehicles, the headquarters element will typically have their own.