Symbol | Name | Typical no. of personnel | No. of subordinate units | Typical rank of leader |
XXXXX | Army Group | 120,000–500,000 | Several armies | Commonwealth:Field Marshal US:General of the Army |
XXXX | Army | 100,000 | Nominally several corps, typically 5–10 Divisions | General |
XXX | Corps/Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) | 30,000–60,000 (USMC MEF 20,000–90,000) | Several divisions (USMC MEF—at least one Marine Division, Marine Aircraft Wing, and Marine Logistics Group) | Lieutenant General |
XX | Division | 10,000–20,000 | Nominally several Brigades/Regiments (USMC), typically ~10 Manoeuvre Battalions plus support units (USMC – three or four Marine Regiments plus several combat support battalions) | Major General |
X | Brigade/Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) | 2,000–5,000 U.S (USMC MEB 7,000–20,000), 4,000–20,000 Commonwealth | Several U.S. Battalions (USMC MEB—at least one Marine Infantry Regiment (Reinforced), Composite Marine Aircraft Group, and Marine Logistics Regiment) or 2–5 Commonwealth tactical (field) Regiments. Largest permanent grouping for Commonwealth units | Commonwealth: Brigadier US: US Army BCT Colonel, USMC MEB Brigadier General |
III | Regiment/Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)/Battlegroup/Group | 500–2,000 (USMC Marine Infantry Regiment 3,200+ and MEU: 1,500–3,000, "standard" MEU 2,200) | 3–7 Battalions. (USMC MEU—a Marine Infantry Battalion (Reinforced), a Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (Composite), and a Marine Combat Logistics Battalion) | Colonel (Group Captain in Commonwealth air force ground combat force) |
II | Battalion or equivalent, e.g. Commonwealth Regiment (certain countries/arms only) or U.S. Cavalry Squadron (Wing in Commonwealth air force ground combat force) | 300–1,000 | 2–6 Companies, Batteries, U.S. Troops, or Commonwealth Squadrons, etc. | Commonwealth: Major U.S. Captain |
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