New US Army Recon Company: Old Idea, New Tech (MBCT Ep. 2)

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Chapters:
0:00 – MFRC Org, What’s Changing & What it Means
9:35 – Reconnaissance Platoon
11:04 – Effects Platoon (Missiles)
14:00 – Tactical UAS Platoon (Drones)
16:40 – Electromagnetic Warfare Platoon
17:47 – Battle Map: Brigade Movement to Contact

Sources:
[1] All organizational and tactical information in this video is sourced from the MBCT Handbook (Feb 2026) and an Unclassified MBCT Student Breakdown presentation produced by MCoE
[2] MCoE 3-90 Force Structure Reference Data “Infantry Brigade Combat Team” (October 2016); ATP 3-12.4 “ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE PLATOON” (01/09/2023)
[3] https://web.archive.org/web/20251230182437/https://history.army.mil/Unit-History/MFRC/ ; https://history.army.mil/Portals/143/LineageAndHonorsDocuments/InfantryIncludingRangers/Company%20D%20551st%20Infantry%20Regiment.pdf
[4] https://open.spotify.com/episode/3q807DWM7gup1ZMeBucRTY
[5] Wilson, John B. Maneuver and Firepower, the Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades, Army Lineage Series, Center of Military History, United States Army, Washington, d. C., 1998, CMH Pub 60-14 ; https://man.fas.org/dod-101/army/unit/toe/index.html ; https://www.battleorder.org/post/mcoe-toe
[6] McGrath, John. “The Brigade: A History, Its Organization and Employment in the US Army”, page 106
[7] McGrath, page 135
[8] https://www.calibredefence.co.uk/m-lrpsm-us-army-down-selects-lockheed-rafael-combo/
[9] https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2025-10-15-spike-nlos-advances-to-phase-2-of-m-lrpsm-competition
[10] https://www.joint-forces.com/special-forces/53841-lockheed-martin-delivers-ussocom-spike-nlos-on-jltv ; https://defense-update.com/20190204_spikenlos-tomcar.html
[11] https://www.army.mil/article/282250/us_army_takes_delivery_of_textron_systems_mk_4_8_hq_aerosonde_system_for_future_tactical_uncrewed_aircraft_systems_program
[12] https://breakingdefense.com/2024/12/armys-new-compact-electronic-warfare-kit-goes-on-everything-from-backpacks-to-balloons/
[13] https://www.army.mil/article/288009/the_multi_domain_effects_platoon_a_brigade_level_solution_for_multidomain_operations
[14] https://www.army.mil/article/288013/bridging_the_reconnaissance_gap_the_stryker_brigade_combat_teams_mfrc

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