battalion-size

They seized the main towns, broke up the regiments into company- and battalion-size garrisons, and set to work on “benevolent assimilation.”

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

A U.S. infantry battalion-size task force usually numbers roughly 1,000 service members.

U.S. Considers Shift to Guard Kabul Maria Abi-Habib 2011

They seized the main towns, broke up the regiments into company- and battalion-size garrisons, and set to work on “benevolent assimilation.”

Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

Ferried in its own helicopter fleet -- the CH-46E Sea Knight and the CH-53 Sea Stallions and Super Stallions -- a battalion-size Marine force will land in minutes to seize an outer perimeter of the beachhead, an area some five miles inland from the assault beach itself.

To The Shores Of Kuwait 2008

Larger battalion-size forces could be positioned within 72 hours.

Sending In The Marines 2007

BrigadeA unit with at least two battalion-size units and a headquarters, usually commanded by a colonel

The Blog of War Matthew Currier Burden 2006

LIEUTENANT COLONEL LOU LARTIGUE, 101ST AIRBORNE: Today, they have put together, you know, company and battalion-size operations, participating in a large air assault, linking up on the ground with coalition forces, and putting that together.

CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2006 2006

It was about a battalion-size, approximately 300 dismounts or more with RPGs and mortar systems.

CNN Transcript Mar 23, 2003 2003

(NOTE: Reconnaissance in force is a limited-objective operation conducted by battalion-size and larger forces.)

FM 71-1 Chapter 5 Other Tactical Operations United States Army 1998

As part of the long-range fire strike, the OPFOR employs battalion-size airborne and heliborne raiding detachments against enemy air, precision weapons, and air defense assets, along with associated C2 assets, at the operational depth.

FM 100-61 Chptr 2 Strategic Operations United States Army 1998