Shield shaped, antique brass colored coin, 1-1/2 inches wide x 2-3/4 inches high. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Texas Army National Guard
  • 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
  • 36th Infantry Division
Location
Coin Location: 15A15
Homebase: Round Rock, Texas
Deployment: Kabul, Afghanistan
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 15 September 2012
Donated by: BG Bill Hall
Copies: 1 of 1

C003112

Location: 15A15

Coin: General Officer - Command

National Guard » U.S. Army » Maneuver Enhancement

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Shield shaped, antique brass colored coin, 1-1/2 inches wide x 2-3/4 inches high.

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Journal - Page 86 - Line 23

A Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) mission is to provide critical maneuver support to the force commander, normally at the division level. The MEB groups together a number of previously dispersed functions in order to achieve this mission. Organic to the MEB is generally a headquarters and headquarters company, a signal company and a brigade support battalion.

Maneuver Enhancement Brigades are designed to bridge the operational gap between Brigade Combat Teams and Functional Support Brigades. By modern doctrine MEB can control operational areas and are assigned a Tactical Combat Force, usually in the form of a maneuver infantry battalion. A Maneuver Enhancement Brigade primary goal is to provide the Corps or Divisional level commander with a field grade officer led formation that has a large headquarters, capable of controlling a mix of combat engineer, military police, level II medical services, communication units, NBC units and civil affair units. In addition to its attached maneuver combat battalion for security and rear area defence operations.