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Organization

Light infantry team

U.S. Army light infantry team=
U.S. Army RiflemanU.S. Army Rifleman
U.S. Army RiflemanU.S. Army Rifleman
U.S. Army M250 gunnerU.S. Army M250 gunner
U.S. Army GrenadierU.S. Army Grenadier
Model list

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

U.S. Army weapons squad=
U.S. Army Officer/NCOU.S. Army Officer/NCO
U.S. Army RiflemanU.S. Army Rifleman
U.S. Army M240 gun teamU.S. Army M240 gun team
U.S. Army M240 gun teamU.S. Army M240 gun team
U.S. Army Javelin teamU.S. Army Javelin team
U.S. Army Javelin teamU.S. Army Javelin team
U.S. Army Attack droneU.S. Army Attack drone
U.S. Army Attack droneU.S. Army Attack drone
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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

U.S. Army Stryker squad=
U.S. Army StrykerU.S. Army Stryker
U.S. Army Officer/NCOU.S. Army Officer/NCO
U.S. Army light infantry team
U.S. Army light infantry team
Model list

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

U.S. Army light infantry squad=
U.S. Army Officer/NCOU.S. Army Officer/NCO
U.S. Army MAAWS gunnerU.S. Army MAAWS gunner
U.S. Army DroneU.S. Army Drone
U.S. Army DroneU.S. Army Drone
U.S. Army light infantry team
U.S. Army light infantry team
Model list

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

Model list

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

U.S. Army Bradley platoon=
U.S. Army MedicU.S. Army Medic
U.S. Army RiflemanU.S. Army Rifleman
U.S. Army Bradley section
U.S. Army Bradley section
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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

U.S. Army light infantry platoon=
U.S. Army Officer/NCOU.S. Army Officer/NCO
U.S. Army Officer/NCOU.S. Army Officer/NCO
U.S. Army MedicU.S. Army Medic
U.S. Army RiflemanU.S. Army Rifleman
U.S. Army RiflemanU.S. Army Rifleman
U.S. Army RiflemanU.S. Army Rifleman
U.S. Army DroneU.S. Army Drone
U.S. Army DroneU.S. Army Drone
U.S. Army light infantry squad
U.S. Army light infantry squad
U.S. Army light infantry squad
U.S. Army weapons squad
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.