Editing Brigade

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{{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. 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]]''

==Sources==
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