| mil., logist. |
Employment force package made up of several battalions, preferably subordinate to a combined arms brigade for instance: airmobile grouping comprising 2 Army Aviation battalions or to a specialised support brigade field artillery and air-defence artillery groupings of the Artillery Brigade. It is named after its main technical and operational characteristic for instance: tank, armoured, motorised, mechanised, airborne, airmobile grouping, etc.. It differs from the brigade in so far as it is often only a temporary grouping, and as it has a smaller command structure. The brigade is often commanded by a general officer, while a grouping is generally commanded by a colonel. (FRA) |
