brigade

Preposition: of

• cavalry: The Russian artillery and infantry continuing to advance, our light brigade of cavalry charged them, but sustained a considerable loss.
• chef: The brigade of award-winning chefs is passionate about food & their cooking will quite literally feed the mind.
• infantry: In June 1648 he marched his brigade of infantry 50 miles from London in 48 hours to join Fairfax at the siege of Colchester.

Adjective modifier

• armored: When not on operations the Regiment trains in its role as an Armored Regiment as part of 7 Armored Brigade.
• airborne: This included a plan to use two airborne brigades to protect the flanks of the three landings in Normandy.
• mechanized: Salhi interested me because he commanded a mechanized brigade that faced a 1995 INC rebel offensive in northern Iraq.
• 101st: The key to the front in front of 101st Brigade was Greenland Hill.
• Canadian: This entailed being sent to the front with the Canadian Cavalry Brigade.

Modifies a noun

• commander: The brigade commander gives highest priority support to units located in contaminated areas.
• headquarters: The brigade headquarters can control up to six battalions of field artillery.
• s4: If receiving area support, this request is passed through a brigade S4 to the FSB or directly to the MSB.
• spokesman: A fire brigade spokesman said the rescue team spent an hour bringing the body down.
• personnel: Training in assessment techniques is provided for fire brigade personnel by the clinic.

Noun used with modifier

• infantry: These sub units belonged to the First Infantry Brigade of the First Infantry Division.
• cavalry: On the 22nd February a call came without warning for the 1st Cavalry Brigade to move up at once to the front.
• aviation: The ROE will be prepared and issued by a higher headquarters before any of the aviation brigade elements deploy to the AO.
• fire: Contact your fire brigade who will be pleased to help you.
• rinse: You'd have the blue rinse brigade waving their walking sticks at them and the local Chavs throwing bricks at them.
• maneuver: The division commander normally places at least one FA battalion in direct support of each committed maneuver brigade.