Chapter 1
Military Districts and
Motorized Infantry Divisions
Military districts and maneuver divisions are the highest-level tactical organizations in the Ground Forces. Military districts are geographical entities, but are also a level of command. Districts generally contain one or more separate brigades (infantry, motorized infantry, or mechanized infantry) and perhaps a tank brigade. However, a district may have a standing division (infantry, motorized infantry, or mechanized infantry) based on divisional brigades. For more information on infantry and mechanized infantry divisions, see Chapter 2. For more information on separate and divisional brigades, see Chapters 3 and 4.
Divisions can be either standing or mobilized from the reserves. Standing divisions may exist in districts along an international border, in districts that contain historically threatened avenues of approach, or around critical cities or facilities. Divisions mobilized from the reserves may draw combat support and combat service support from reserves or receive them from the national asset pool. The commander of the district in which a division is garrisoned or mobilized is also the division commander, as long as the division remains in that district.
CONTENTS
Division Headquarters, Mtzd Inf Div, Inf Div, and Mech Inf Div
Separate Tank Battalion, Mtzd Inf Div, Inf Div, and Mech Inf Div, or Mech Inf Bde (Sep and Div)
Engineer Platoon, Separate Tank Bn
Signal Section, Separate Tank Bn
Maintenance Section, Separate Tank Bn
Artillery Regiment, Mtzd Inf Div and Inf Div, or MD or Army or National
Headquarters and Control Battery, Arty Regt or Arty Bde or MRL Bde
122-mm Howitzer Battalion, Mtzd Inf Bde (Sep) and Inf Bde (Sep), or Arty Regt
152-mm Gun-Howitzer Battalion, Arty Regt or Arty Bde
122-mm Multiple Rocket Launcher Battalion, Arty Regt and SP Arty Regt, or MRL Bde
Headquarters and Control Platoon, 122-mm MRL Bn
Material Support Platoon, 122-mm MRL Bn
Target Acquisition Battery, Arty Regt or Arty Bde or MRL Bde
Material Support Company, Arty Regt and SP Arty Regt, or Arty Bde or MRL Bde
Maintenance Company, Arty Regt and SP Arty Regt, or Arty Bde or MRL Bde
Antiaircraft Gun Regiment (57-mm), Mtzd Inf Div and Inf Div, or MD or Army or ADC
Regimental Headquarters, AA Gun Regt (57-mm)
Fire Control Battery, AA Gun Regt (57-mm)
Antiaircraft Gun Battery (57-mm), AA Gun Regt (57-mm) or AA Gun Bn (57-mm) or AA Gun Bn (Mixed)
Antitank Battalion (Standard), Mtzd Inf Div or MD or Army or National
Antitank Gun Battalion, Mtzd Inf Div and Inf Div or MD or Army or National
Battalion Headquarters, Antitank Bn (Standard) or Antitank Gun Bn
Antitank Gun Battery, Antitank Bn (Standard) or Antitank Gun Bn
ATGM Battery, Antitank Bn or ATGM Bn
Material Support Platoon, Antitank Bn or Antitank Gun Bn or ATGM Bn
Reconnaissance and Electronic Combat Battalion, Mtzd Inf Div and Inf Div, or MD or Army or DMI
Headquarters and Service Company, Recon & EC Bn
Reconnaissance Company, Recon & EC Bn, Mtzd Inf Div and Inf Div, or MD or Army or DMI
Long-Range Reconnaissance Company, Recon & EC Bn
Signals Reconnaissance Company, Recon & EC Bn
Chemical Defense Company, Mtzd Inf Div and Inf Div, or MD
Material Support Battalion, Mtzd Inf Div and Inf Div, or MD or Army or National
Battalion Headquarters, Mat Spt Bn or Motor Transport Bn
Ammunition Transport Company, Mat Spt Bn
POL Transport Company, Mat Spt Bn
Cargo Transport Company, Mat Spt Bn
Maintenance Platoon, Mat Spt Bn
Maintenance Battalion, Mtzd Inf Div or MD or MR or Army or CDF or National
Battalion Headquarters, Maint Bn
Tracked Vehicle Maintenance Company, Maint Bn
Wheeled Vehicle Maintenance Company, Maint Bn
Ordnance Maintenance Company, Maint Bn
Supply and Service Platoon, Maint Bn, Mtzd Inf Div or MD
Medical Company, Mtzd Inf Div, Inf Div, and Mech Inf Div, or MD
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Military districts are geographical entities which delineate the territorial responsibilities and disposition of forces subordinate to a military region. There is no standard composition for forces within a district. The number and types of units can vary widely from district to district. Therefore, the following organization chart merely outlines the types of units and facilities that might or might not be present in a given district.
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