Editing Brigade

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Wikipedia|Brigade}}
A '''brigade''' is military unit employed in multiple military organisations.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO1|Oblv|Chapter=1}}

==Brigades by military==
===Covenant===
The Covenant use brigades or an equivalent thereof - with [[legion]]s likely fulfilling this similar role.{{Ref/Note|In ''Halo: Oblivion'', the only usage of the term brigade in relation to the Covenant is through the perspective of humans. As such, it is likely that these analogous groupings are given different, currently-unknown terminology within the Covenant proper. Legions have a similar personnel count to a brigade, making them the most likely equivalent.}} Most Covenant brigades or brigade-equivalents include a light [[company]] of roughly one-hundred [[Yanme'e]] to serve as scouts.{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}

===Mesra===
The [[Militia of Mesra]] had multiple brigade-level units. Most were destroyed during the eight-day [[Battle of Mesra]].{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}

===UNSC Armed Forces===
Brigades are a common element in the [[UNSC Armed Forces]], being employed in both the [[UNSC Army|Army]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. In the [[UNICOM]] [[UNSC rank structure#UNICOM ranks|rank structure]], a brigade is commanded by an O-6 [[Colonel]].{{Ref/Book|Id=OSFM142|OSFM|Section=8: UNSC Organisation, UNICOM Ranks|Page=142-143}} However in the case of the [[24th Marine Engineering Brigade]], a [[Brigadier General]]; [[Artur Pahlavi]] served as the unit commander.{{Ref/Novel|Oblv|Chapter=3}} Brigades typically employ around five thousand personnel.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HO4|Oblv|Chapter=4}}

{{Conjecture}}
Brigades have yet to see significant mention or development in official ''Halo'' media. In modern military forces, brigades are usually composed of three to six [[battalion]]s, while three or more brigades are considered a [[division]].
{{Conjecture end}}

====Known brigades====
=====UNSC Army=====
*[[8th Armored Brigade]] - An armored brigade that participated in the [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge]] on [[Reach]].{{Ref/Level|Id=TOTS|HR|Tip of the Spear|Detail=[[Order of battle (Viery, Reach)]]}} 
*[[34th Infantry Brigade]] - An infantry brigade that participated in the Battle at Szurdok Ridge.{{Ref/Reuse|TOTS}}
*[[124th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized)|124th Infantry Brigade]] - A [[Wikipedia:Mechanized warfare|mechanized infantry]] formation of the [[UNSC Army]] during the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Reuse|TOTS}}

=====UNSC Marine Corps=====
*[[24th Marine Engineering Brigade]] - A Marine brigade that participated in the [[Battle of Mesra]] during the early years of the Human-Covenant War.{{Ref/Reuse|HO1}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}} 
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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[[Category:UNSC organizational military units]]