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  COMPOSITION OF COLLECTION TEAMS
  1-64. The lowest level for task-organizing Cavalry units with additional assets and capabilities is the section.
  However, most assets operate under the operational control of a Cavalry troop or scout platoon. For example,
  a scout platoon from the Cavalry squadron can receive an attached or operational control
  SIGINT/electromagnetic warfare. Intelligence and reconnaissance teams provide enhanced security for
  military intelligence teams, facilitate its movement, and expand the capability of reconnaissance during a
  mission. Reconnaissance and collection teams combine and integrate collection and reconnaissance
  specialties to accomplish the mission. Teaming allows rapid communication and sharing of information as
  teams work together to answer critical information requirements.
  SECTION V – ORGANIZATIONS
  1-65. Cavalry units are essential to the brigade. Reconnaissance and security operations are essential to all
  successful large-scale combat operations. Through effective information collection and continuous
  reconnaissance, brigades develop and sustain the understanding to defeat adaptive and determined enemies.
  Reconnaissance and security operations assist brigades in adapting to uncertainty. Reconnaissance and
  security operations allow the brigade to understand the tactical, human, and political environment; visualize
  operations; develop the situation, and identify or create options to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative.
  Cavalry units provide flexibility, adaptability, and depth to the maneuver commander’s operations.
  1-66. Cavalry units provide information to the commander about the enemy location, disposition, and
  composition (see figure 1-7 and figures 1-8 and 1-9 [page 1-20]). Cavalry units preserve the BCT’s freedom
  of maneuver. Successful reconnaissance allows the BCT commander to initiate combat under advantageous
  conditions to defeat the enemy and accomplish the mission. Roles and organizations listed in this manual
  depict habitual attachments and augmentees.
  BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM
  1-67. The BCT is the Army’s fundamental combined arms organization and its primary close combat force.
  The BCT includes units and capabilities from every warfighting function; it is task organized to meet specific
  mission requirements.
  1-68. The Cavalry squadron is the BCT commander’s main asset for executing reconnaissance and security
  operations at the brigade level; however, each subordinate organization of a BCT is responsible for
  information collection, local reconnaissance, and security within their assigned area of operations. When the
  BCT assigns reconnaissance or security missions to a subordinate element, it task organizes subordinate
  elements and allocates the resources necessary to meet mission requirements. To perform reconnaissance or
  security operations, the BCT commander may allocate armored and mechanized Infantry units,
  reconnaissance units, engineer reconnaissance teams (ERTs), aviation units, air defense units, artillery, close
  air support, intelligence systems, and sustainment units.
  1-69. In addition to the Cavalry squadron, the military intelligence company serves as a BCT organic
  collection capability. The military intelligence company is organic to the brigade engineer battalion (BEB).
  Most of the intelligence personnel and assets within the BCT are assigned to the military intelligence
  company. The BCT commander and staff task organize the military intelligence company based on mission
  variables of METT-TC (I). The military intelligence company deploys and provides single-source collection,
  TUAS capabilities, and collected intelligence processing capabilities to the BCT and maneuver units.
  HUMINT, SIGINT, and TUAS capabilities within the military intelligence company are used habitually to
  augment the Cavalry squadron during reconnaissance operations to maximize rapid and accurate information
  collection. (Refer to FM 2-0 and ATP 2-19.4 for more information on the capabilities of the military
  intelligence company.)
  1-70. Armored brigade combat teams (ABCTs) have the following reconnaissance units and habitual
  enablers within their organizations:
  * One Cavalry squadron.
   Three Cavalry troops within the Cavalry squadron. Two scout platoons within each Cavalry troop.
   One Armored company within the squadron. Three tank platoons within the Armored company.